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Canalichio Sentenced In Mob Conspiracy Case
Judge RobrenoBy George AnastasiaFor Bigtrial.netDamion Canalichio, described by a federal prosecutor as a mob "enforcer" who abused people, was sentenced this morning to 137 months in prison for his...
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Two Faces Of Anthony Staino Assessed At Sentencing
Anthony StainoBy George AnastasiaFor Bigtrial.netFederal Judge Eduardo Robreno had to consider the two faces of Anthony Staino this morning before sentencing the convicted mobster to 97 months on...
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Filmmaker Sees Parallel Between Red Purges And Local Prosecution Of Catholic...
By Ralph Ciprianofor Bigtrial.netKen Gumbert, an award-winning documentary filmmaker, chronicles the lives of people who have fought back against historic injustices.His 1990 documentary, Saving Grace,...
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Vince Fumo And Daughter Duke It Out In Orphans' Court
Allison Fumo, Vincent J. Fumo, and Carolyn ZinniBy Ralph Ciprianofor Bigtrial.netLawyers for Allison Fumo filed a memorandum in Orphans' Court Monday, charging that a $2.5 million trust set up by her...
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"I Came Here To Speak For Dead People"
Bennett Levin (Clem Murray for the Inquirer)By Ralph Ciprianofor Bigtrial.netFormer L&I Commissioner Bennett Levin returned to City Hall Thursday to testify about the incompetence and corruption of...
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Defense Lawyers Allege Prosecutorial Misconduct, Judicial Errors
Judge Ellen CeislerBy Ralph Ciprianofor Bigtrial.netLawyers for Bernard Shero and Father Charles Engelhardt have filed legal papers claiming their clients were wrongly convicted due to judicial errors...
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Levin Says Mayor Nutter Violates City Charter While De-Emphasizing Life...
Bennett LevinBy Ralph Ciprianofor Bigtrial.netFormer L&I Commissioner Bennett Levin charges that Mayor Nutter is in the process of "tearing down" his former department. Along the way, Levin says,...
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Contractors Run Amok While L&I Promotes Commerce
By Ralph Ciprianofor Bigtrial.netWhat the hell is going on at City Hall?In the fifth and final City Council public hearing today on the June 5th building collapse on Market Street, the public finally...
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L&I Snoozes While Demolition Site Across The Street From A City HIgh School...
By Ralph Ciprianofor Bigtrial.netIt's an open demolition site that features the rusting skeleton of a former giant furniture store. The walls are collapsing; so is the roof.Neighbors say the site is an...
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Vince Fumo Takes His Case To The U.S. Supreme Court
By Ralph Ciprianofor Bigtrial.netVince Fumo may have already been convicted and done his time, but that hasn't stopped the former state senator from taking his case to the U.S. Supreme Court.On...
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It's Deja Vu All Over Again In Mob Case
By George AnastasiaFor Bigtrial.netSame case.Different jury.And, the government hopes, a different result.The ground work for the retrial of mob boss Joseph "Uncle Joe" Ligambi and his nephew, mobster...
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Hell In A North Philadelphia Row House
By George AnastasiaFor Bigtrial.netNine years later, Joe Finley still remembered.Testifying at the racketeering-murder trial of drug kingpin Kaboni Savage back in April, Finley told a jury what he was...
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Hell In A North Philadelphia Row House
By George AnastasiaFor Bigtrial.netNine years later, Joe Finley still remembered.Testifying at the racketeering-murder trial of drug kingpin Kaboni Savage back in April, Finley told a jury what he was...
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Appellate Judges In Msgr. Lynn Case Ask Philly D.A. Some Questions He Can't...
Monsignor William J. LynnBy Ralph Ciprianofor Bigtrial.netIn a sunlight-drenched courtroom this morning, a couple of state appellate judges asked the Philadelphia district attorney's office to explain...
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D.A. Arrests Another Priest, But Won't Arrest Or Charge Msgr. Lynn
By Ralph Ciprianofor Bigtrial.netDistrict Attorney Seth Williams announced the arrest this morning of another Roman Catholic priest, charging Father Robert L. Brennan with rape, involuntary deviate...
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Defense Lawyer Rips D.A.
By Ralph Ciprianofor Bigtrial.netA defense lawyer for Msgr. William J. Lynn has publicly accused District Attorney Seth Williams of professional misconduct.In a letter hand-delivered on Friday, defense...
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City Council Demolition Report Gives Nutter And L&I A Pass But A "Johnny...
A Star Is BornBy Ralph Ciprianofor Bigtrial.netThe City Council should have hired Johnny Doc to turn its special report on demolition practices into another "Johnny Doc-umentary."After holding five...
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The D.A., His Dead Dog, And A Murder Victim
By Ralph Ciprianofor Bigtrial.netDistrict Attorney Seth Williams is taking heat for supposedly being dumb enough to compare a murder victim to his dead dog.The incident allegedly happened at a Town...
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At The Inky They're Pining For Billy
By Ralph Ciprianofor Bigtrial.netWhen I used to work at The Philadelphia Inquirer, a couple of reporters there had a routine that always made me laugh.They were relatively new hires. Whenever they were...
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New Witness In Mob Trial?
By George AnastasiaFor Bigtrial.netIt looks like there's going to be at least one new witness in the retrial of mob boss Joseph "Uncle Joe" Ligambi and his nephew, George Borgesi.New York...
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