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Joey Merlino Rolls the Dice
By George AnastasiaSame game.Different venue.Philadelphia's only celebrity gangster, Joseph "Skinny Joey" Merlino, goes on trial this week in federal court in Manhattan for racketeering and conspiracy...
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Mob Talk Sitdown: A Mistrial In The Merlino Case
In the latest episode of Mob Talk Sitdown, veteran crime journalists George Anastasia and Dave Schratwieser have the latest on Philadelphia Mob Boss Joey Merlino.He dodged another bullet in federal...
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Billy In Philly -- Recalling Billy Graham's 1992 Philadelphia Crusade
By Ralph Ciprianofor BigTrial.netAmerica's most famous preacher was tall, 6-foot-3, with an impressive shock of regal white hair and bright blue eyes. But he seemed frail and unsteady as he walked...
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Thomas Capano and the Murder of Anne Marie Fahey
By George AnastasiaFor Bigtrial.netHe was a wealthy and politically connected lawyer, an arrogant and self-assured mover and shaker in Wilmington and throughout the state of Delaware. She was a young,...
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Skinny Joey Vs. The Feds: Headed For A Rematch
In the latest episode of Mob Talk Sitdown, veteran crime reporters George Anastasia and Dave Schratwieser do some forecasting on whether reputed Philadelphia mob boss "Skinny Joey" Merlino faces a...
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Prosecutor's Missing Notes About "Billy Doe" Mysteriously Reappear
Former ADA Mariana "You're Killing My Case" SorensenBy Ralph Ciprianofor BigTrial.netEight years ago, former Assistant District Attorney Mariana Sorensen conducted the first interview with Danny...
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A Prosecutor's 'Lost' Notes And The Pack Of Lies She Wrote
By Ralph Ciprianofor BigTrial.netOn Jan. 28, 2010, Assistant District Attorney Mariana Sorensen and Detective Drew Snyder met behind closed doors at the D.A.'s office with Danny Gallagher, to hear for...
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Progressive Larry Krasner Legalizes Prostitution In Philadelphia
By Ralph Ciprianofor BigTrial.netIn Philadelphia, under our new D.A., Progressive Larry Krasner, it's now legal to be a prostitute, providing you're just getting started.Under new policies announced on...
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A Prosecutor's 'Lost' Notes And The Trail Of Deception Behind It
Former Assistant District Attorney Mariana Sorensen [right]By Ralph Ciprianofor BigTrial.netAs Desi Arnaz used to say on the old I Love Lucy show, "Luuucyyy, you got some 'splainin to do!"Now reprising...
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'She Knew He Was Gonna Lie'
By Ralph Ciprianofor BigTrial.netA lawyer for Msgr. William J. Lynn told a panel of state appeal court judges today that former Assistant District Attorney Mariana Sorensen knowingly put a witness on...
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An Offer He Couldn't Refuse
In the latest episode of Mob Talk SitDown, George Anastasia and Dave Schratweiser discuss why Skinny Joey Merlino decided last week to cop a plea in New York.The two ace crime reporters also discuss a...
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Progressive D.A. Larry K. Loses It With Former Prosecutor
By Ralph Ciprianofor BigTrial.netOn the 18th floor of the D.A.'s office, Richard Sax, a retired homicide prosecutor, was talking behind closed doors with Assistant District Attorney Pat Blessington.On...
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Reform D.A. Lets Convicted Killer Go Free
Our New D.A. Loves To Cuddle Up To CriminalsBy Ralph Ciprianofor BigTrial.netToday, at the request of the D.A.'s office, a judge let a convicted murderer go free. Along the way, the D.A. gratuitously...
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Detective Files Civil Rights Suit Against D.A.
By Ralph Ciprianofor BigTrial.netOn May 14, 2015, FBI Agent Vicki Humpheys, accompanied by an IRS agent, approached Pierre Gomez, a detective formerly assigned to the security detail of then-D.A. Rufus...
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How Much Will Legalized Sports Gambling Hurt The Mob?
New Jersey's going to have legalized sports betting in a matter of weeks; Pennsylvania, in a matter of months.With the U.S. Supreme Court clearing the way for sports gambling everywhere, reporters...
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Inky Reporter Scoops D.A.'s Detectives
Lead Detective for D.A. Larry Krasner By Ralph Ciprianofor BigTrial.netMonths ago, our new D.A., Progressive Larry Krasner, dispatched his crack detectives to find the family of murder victim Antwine...
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Mayor Kenney's Song And Dance Routine Goes Viral
Mayor Jim Kenney's impromptu song and dance routine over a recent court victory that upheld the city's status as a sanctuary city is getting panned by conservative critics.A White House spokesman...
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A System of Justice 'Systematically Destroyed'
By Ralph Ciprianofor BigTrial.netLawrence J. Fox, a longtime Philadelphia lawyer who's a visiting lecturer at the Yale Law School, is an expert on teaching legal ethics and professional...
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Amid Smirks And Mocking, An Ethics Expert Rips Frank Fina
By Ralph CiprianoThe Fox Hunting The Finafor BigTrial.netFrank Fina did a slow burn today as a lawyer for the state Supreme Court's disciplinary board and an ethics expert wearing a bow tie took turns...
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Bad Rufus & Billy Doe Come Back to Haunt Graham Spanier
By Ralph Ciprianofor BigTrial.netThe state Superior Court, in a split, 2-1 decision, yesterday denied an appeal by Graham Spanier, the former president of Penn State University, who was seeking to...
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