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Witness Depicts Uncle Joe's Dysfunctional Mob Family
By George AnastasiaFor Bigtrial.netTo hear Louie Monacello tell it, his 20 years of dealing with the Philadelphia mob were part Godfather and part Family Feud.On the witness stand for a second day in...
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How To Meddle In a Meddle-Proof Newsroom
By Ralph Ciprianofor Bigtrial.netThe new owners of The Philadelphia Inquirer have made a public pledge not to interfere in the editorial operations of the newspaper.Last week, however, owners, editors,...
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The Life And Times Of Bent Finger Lou
Bent Finger Lou (right) with Frankie the FixerBy George AnastasiaFor Bigtrial.netLouis "Bent Finger Lou" Monacello didn't deny that he was cheating on his first wife.But the mob associate said his...
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Mob Trial Descends Into Soap Opera
By Ralph CiprianoManny and Anthony Borgesifor Bigtrial.netBent Finger Lou was looking at a picture from happier times.There he was, posing for a snapshot between two smiling women. One was George...
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Witness Puts Price Tag On Mob Membership
By George AnastasiaFor Bigtrial.netAn outsider can buy his way into the Philadelphia mob for $10,000.Cash.That, at least, is what New York mob informant Anthony Aponick said he was asked to cough up to...
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Words And Meanings Argued At Mob Trial
By George AnastasiaFor Bigtrial.netWhat was said in a taped telephone conversation or written in the letter or Christmas card was not in dispute.But what the words meant was the focus of nearly four...
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More Meddling In Inky Newsroom
Hands-On Inky Owner Lewis KatzBy Ralph Ciprianofor Bigtrial.netAt The Philadelphia Inquirer on Tuesday, owner Lewis Katz raised eyebrows by sitting in on a morning news meeting attended by at least 10...
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Mob Trial Recesses For Five Days
By George AnastasiaFor Bigtrial.netThe anonymously chosen jury in the conspiracy retrial of mob boss Joe Ligambi and his nephew George Borgesi headed home this afternoon for a five-day break.There will...
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Newspaper Guild Complains About Meddling, Standing Ovation
By Ralph Ciprianofor Bigtrial.netAfter a judge ordered his immediate reinstatement on Nov. 22nd, Philadelphia Inquirer Editor Bill Marimow made a triumphant return to the newsroom, where he was greeted...
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Vince Fumo Finally A Winner In Court
By Ralph Ciprianofor Bigtrial.netVince Fumo finally walked out of court a winner.The former Pennsylvania state senator won a case in New Jersey Superior Court on Tuesday Dec. 10th in Atlantic County...
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Family Is A Distraction At Mob Trial
By George AnastasiaFor Bigtrial.netFor more than a month family members of mob boss Joe Ligambi and of his nephew and co-defendant George Borgesi have sat in the second row behind the defense table at...
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Flushing Out An FBI Sting Operation
By Ralph Ciprianofor Bigtrial.netOn the FBI surveillance tape played in court, the jury heard the gurgling sounds of men standing at urinals.In the men's room of the Chop House Restaurant in Gibbsboro,...
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Mob Associate Jailed In Murder For Hire Case
Mob lawyer seeks bail for wannabe wiseguyBy George AnastasiaFor Bigtrial.netHere we go again.Last year it was mobster Anthony Nicodemo, arrested for allegedly carrying out a gangland hit while mob...
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Galati Switches Lawyers Amid Speculation And Temporary Delay In Mob Trial
By George AnastasiaFor Bigtrial.netThe racketeering conspiracy retrial of mob boss Joseph "Uncle Joe" Ligambi and his nephew and co-defendant George Borgesi was temporarily derailed this afternoon by...
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A Key Question For The Jury As The Government Wraps Up The Ligambi Case
JacobsBy George AnastasiaFor Bigtrial.net The question went to the heart of the case against mob boss Joe Ligambi.After verbally sparring with an FBI undercover agent over a $25,000 cash payment by...
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Superior Court Reverses Msgr. Lynn's "Historic" Conviction
By Ralph Ciprianofor Bigtrial.netThe Superior Court of Pennsylvania today reversed the landmark conviction of Msgr. William J. Lynn on one count of endangering the welfare of a child.The court said the...
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Judge Sarmina To Decide Whether Msgr. Lynn Gets Out Of Jail
By Ralph Ciprianofor Bigtrial.netThe state Superior Court has reversed the conviction of Msgr. William J. Lynn, saying he never should have been charged in the first place with the crime of endangering...
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District Attorney Says Msgr. Lynn Is A "Flight Risk"
By Ralph Ciprianofor Bigtrial.netPhiladelphia District Attorney Seth Williams is asking Judge M. Teresa Sarmina to deny bail to Msgr. William J. Lynn, on the basis that Lynn is a "flight risk" who may...
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Judge Sarmina Declares She's Fallible, Lets Lynn Out Of Jail
By Ralph CiprianoD.A. compares Msgr. Lynn to this guyfor Bigtrial.netAfter declaring "I am fallible," the Hon. M. Teresa Sarmina today announced she would reverse course, and grant bail to Msgr....
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New Year's Eve At The Mob Trial
By Ralph Ciprianofor Bigtrial.net"It's New Year's Eve,""Uncle Joe" Ligambi yelled at one of the feds. "What are you doing here? You should be getting ready for tonight's parties."For a guy stuck in...
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