Testimony Ends In Kaboni Savage Trial
By George AnastasiaFor Bigtrial.netThe defense and the prosecution both rested their cases today in the murder-racketeering trial of Kaboni Savage and three co-defendants, setting the stage for closing...
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Billy Doe's Lucky Streak Continues
By Ralph Ciprianofor Bigtrial.netSince he became the district attorney's star witness, "Billy Doe" has had a remarkable run of good fortune in the criminal courts.The scene outside CJC after the...
View ArticleSavage Tape No. 4: "These Rats Got A Problem."
About these tapes:In 2004 the FBI secreted a listening device in the prison cell of Kaboni Savage at the Federal Detention Center.Savage was awaiting trial on drug trafficking charges and was a suspect...
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Fumo's Lawyers Challenge IRS, Seek U.S. Appeals Court Hearing
By Ralph CiprianoFCI-Ashland [Kentucky]for Bigtrial.netWhile Vince Fumo continues to reside in a federal prison in Kentucky, his lawyers back home in Philadelphia are busy on two fronts.Tax lawyer Mark...
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Msgr. Lynn's "Crafty" Well-Paid" Defense Lawyers Take Another Crack At Judge...
Judge M. Teresa SarminaBy Ralph Ciprianofor Bigtrial.netDuring the trial last year of Msgr. William J. Lynn, Assistant District Attorney Patrick Blessington advised the jury to pay attention to the...
View ArticleProsecutor Cites `Kaboni Savage In His Own Words"
By George AnastasiaFor Bigtrial.netThe question is at the heart of the prosecution's case against North Philadelphia drug kingpin Kaboni Savage."How does he run from his own words,?" Assistant U.S....
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Five Questions The D.A. Won't Answer
By Ralph Ciprianofor Bigtrial.netHere are the questions from National Catholic Reporter that District Attorney Seth Williams declined to answer:1. At the plea bargain hearing of Edward V. Avery, why...
View ArticleSavage Tape No. 5: "That's how I was taught."
About these tapes:In 2004 the FBI secreted a listening device in the prison cell of Kaboni Savage at the Federal Detention Center.Savage was awaiting trial on drug trafficking charges and was a suspect...
View ArticleThe Savage Story: A Cold And Brutal Saga Of Death And Destruction
By George AnastasiaFor Bigtrial.netJurors deliberating the fate of cocaine kingpin Kaboni Savage heard 13 weeks of testimony that was full of murder and mayhem. The case featured 12 homicides,...
View ArticleBigtrial On The Big Talker
Listen to the May 6 radio interview between Ralph Cipriano and Rich Zeoli here:http://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/audio/1567-rich-zeoli/the-rich-zeoli-show-may-6th-2013-ralph-cipriano/
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Fumo Case May Be Headed Back To Judge Buckwalter
By Ralph Ciprianofor Bigtrial.netJudge BuckwalterFor a third time in the past five years, the case of the United States of America v. Vincent J. Fumo may be headed back to the courtroom of U.S....
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Catholic League Seeks Investigation of District Attorney's Office
By Ralph Ciprianofor Bigtrial.netBill DonohueThe Catholic League has asked a state disciplinary board to investigate whether any member of the district attorney's office has a financial interest in...
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Kaboni Savage Guilty Of 12 Murders
By George AnastasiaFor Bigtrial.netKaboni Savage, the cocaine kingpin who authorities said launched a reign of terror in the Philadelphia drug underworld, was convicted of 12 counts of murder in aid of...
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The Continuing Silence Of The Archbishop And The Inky
By Ralph Ciprianofor Bigtrial.netBill Donohue, president of the Catholic League, has called for an investigation of the local district attorney's office. He wants to know if any prosecutor had a...
View ArticleBanned By The Inky
Here's the full text of the two-page $58,000 ad submitted by the Catholic League last week that was turned down for publication by the Inquirer:FOUR CATHOLIC MEN FRAMEDOne of the most outrageous...
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Catholic League Attacks The Philadelphia Inquirer
By Ralph Ciprianofor Bigtrial.netBill Donhoue, president of the Catholic League, ripped The Philadelphia Inquirer today for not printing a $58,000 ad that would have called attention to the local...
View ArticleLife Or Death In Kaboni Savage Trial
By George AnastasiaFor Bigtrial.netDeath by lethal injection or life in a "concrete box."That's what the future holds for Kaboni Savage, his lawyer told a federal jury today at the start of the capital...
View ArticleA Killer Who Loved His Little Daughter
By George AnastasiaFor Bigtrial.netThe words were spoken in a soft and loving voice.There was none of the arrogance or anger that the jury had heard in so many of his other conversations. This was...
View ArticleSavage Tape No. 6: "Pour it on them burnt bitches!"
About these tapes:In 2004 the FBI secreted a listening device in the prison cell of Kaboni Savage at the Federal Detention Center.Savage was awaiting trial on drug trafficking charges and was a suspect...
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