D.A. & Real Justice PAC Make Mockery Of Local Election Laws
By Ralph Ciprianofor BigTrial.netIf Larry Krasner is reelected D.A. next Tuesday, it will be the second straight victory at the polls for an upstart band of lawless, libelous carpetbaggers from San...
View ArticleCarlos Vega Attacks Larry Krasner As 'Rich White Elitist'
By Ralph Ciprianofor BigTrial.net In their last public debate of the campaign for D.A., Carlos Vega the challenger repeatedly blasted incumbent Larry Krasner as a "white, rich out-of-touch elitist."In...
View ArticleOn Radio, Big Trial Analyzes Vega Vs. Krasner
Big Trial was on the Morning Answer on 990 AM yesterday with guest-host Christine Flowers to discuss Carlos Vega's chances of upsetting D.A. Larry Krasner at Tuesday's Democratic primary.On the...
View ArticleThe Black D.A. And The White D.A.
By Ralph Ciprianofor BigTrial.netDuring his last six months in office, as he ran the gauntlet of ethics officials, prosecutors and the media, former District Attorney Seth Williams got nailed at every...
View ArticleSubstack: Mounting Violence Casts Doubt Over 'Reform' D.A.
"I'm excited to publish the old school muckraking city reporter Ralph Cipriano," Glenn Greenwald said on Twitter. He was talking about a story I wrote about Krasner headlined, "Mounting Violence Casts...
View ArticleAs Voters Choose A D.A. Today, City's On A Pace For 700 Murders
By Ralph Ciprianofor BigTrial.netToday, when you cast your vote for D.A., if you're OK with Philadelphia racking up 700 murders this year, then by all means push the button to re-elect Larry...
View ArticleAnd The 'Uncle Larry' Awards For Reelecting Krasner Go To . . .
By Ralph CiprianoImage: Jamie Bond/flickr.comFor BigTrial.netSo Philadelphia voters just decided to reelect D.A. Larry Krasner, and give him four more years to wreak more havoc on the city.Really, it's...
View ArticleVega Vs. Krasner II, The Libel Suit
By Ralph Ciprianofor BigTrial.netCarlos Vega may have lost the Democratic primary for D.A. to Larry Krasner, but there's a rematch coming in Philadelphia Common Pleas Court.It's the libel suit known as...
View ArticleJosh Shapiro Seeks Death Penalty For Graham Spanier
By Ralph Ciprianofor BigTrial.netState Attorney General Josh Shapiro wants to send former Penn State President Graham Spanier to jail because of a 2017 conviction on a single misdemeanor count, a move...
View ArticleAn Open Letter To Judge Boccabella
An Open Letter to Judge John Boccabella:We are encouraging you to give careful consideration in adjudicating the egregious miscarriage of justice in the misdemeanor case against Dr. Graham Spanier, the...
View ArticleJosh Shapiro Gets His Pound Of Flesh
By Ralph Ciprianofor BigTrial.net In the end, state Attorney General Josh Shapiro got his pound of flesh.Yesterday, a grandstanding Shapiro shamelessly took credit for sending former Penn State...
View ArticleThe Real Losers In The D.A.'s Race: Brady, Rendell And The Dems
By A. Benjamin MannesFor BigTrial.netThe heated 2021 primary election between Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner and former Chief Homicide Prosecutor Carlos Vega ended with Krasner winning...
View ArticleJoe Bologna's Lawyers Seek To End D.A.'s 'Despicable' Prosecution
By Ralph Ciprianofor BigTrial.netThe District Attorney of Philadelphia is not supposed to be just an advocate; he's also supposed to be a minister of justice.According to Rule 3.8 of the American Bar...
View ArticleInky Publisher Goes Bonkers Over Systemic Racism
Flickr Commons/Kenny MathsBy Ralph Ciprianofor BigTrial.netThe publisher of The Philadelphia Inquirer has served official notice that she and her newspaper have gone stark raving bonkers over the...
View ArticleKrasner Strikes Again! D.A. Gave Career Thief Caught On Video A Couple Of...
By Ralph Ciprianofor BigTrial.netThe case of Joseph Scott, a career criminal, provides a textbook example of how the permissive policies and incompetence of Larry Krasner's bumbling D.A.'s office leads...
View ArticleTop Krasner Aide Involved In Road Rage Incident With FBI Agent
By Ralph Ciprianofor BigTrial.netAt approximately 10:15 a.m. Friday morning on Lincoln Drive, several police sources say, G. Lamar Stewart of the Philadelphia District Attorney's office used his lights...
View ArticleAt Yesterday's Press Conference, D.A. Krasner Covered Up For Aide Accused In...
By Ralph Ciprianofor BigTrial.netAt a press conference yesterday, District Attorney Larry Krasner was asked what he knew about a Big Trial report that G. Lamar Stewart, Krasner's chief of community...
View ArticleOne More Time: Sandusky's Lawyers Again Target Frank Fina
By Ralph Ciprianofor BigTrial.net Jerry Sandusky's lawyers are back in court again seeking an evidentiary hearing so they can question former chief deputy attorney general Frank Fina about multiple...
View ArticleAmid Killing Spree, Philly P.D. Seeking Cops Who Can Sing & Dance
By Ralph Ciprianofor BigTrial.netOn Saturday afternoon in West Philadelphia, Raquane Wright was strapping Izeem, his three-year-old son, into a car seat when a couple of assassins pulled up behind him,...
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