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Borgesi Acquitted, Jury Hangs On Key Charges Against Ligambi
By George AnastasiaFor Bigtrial.netIn a stunning rebuke of the government's case, a jury today found mobster George Borgesi not guilty of racketeering conspiracy, acquitted mob boss Joe Ligambi of a...
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Judges In Two States Wrestle Over Fate Of Inky
By Ralph Ciprianofor Bigtrial.netA Philadelphia Common Pleas Court judge has to decide whether she has jurisdiction to preside over the dissolution of Interstate General Media [IGM], owners of The...
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Government Moves To Drop Charges Against Ligambi
By George AnastasiaFor Bigtrial.netFederal authorities have decided not to retry Joe Ligambi on conspiracy and gambling charges after two juries soundly rejected the bulk of the government's case...
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Uncle Joe Is Heading Home To An Unsettled Underworld
By George AnastasiaFor Bigtrial.netMob boss Joseph "Uncle Joe" Ligambi is being processed out of prison this morning, ending a two and a half year stay as a "guest" of the government in the Federal...
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D.A. Says Lynn Reversal Sends Out "Dismal" Message
By Ralph Ciprianofor Bigtrial.netPhiladelphia District Attorney Seth Williams yesterday appealed the reversal of the conviction of Msgr. William J. Lynn to the state Supreme Court.Lynn, the Archdiocese...
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Some Parting Words From Bent Finger Lou
By George AnastasiaFor Bigtrial.netHe said he has no regrets and would do it all over again.He also said he's glad the U.S. Attorney's Office has opted not to retry Joe Ligambi. Not that he has any...
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Anastasia Wants To Get Off The Witness List
By Ralph Ciprianofor Bigtrial.netGeorge Anastasia would prefer to cover Salvatore Pelullo's fraud trial as a reporter, rather than having to testify as a witness in the case.Pelullo's lawyer, however,...
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Judge Rules Anastasia Can Cover Scarfo Trial
By Ralph Ciprianofor BigTrial.netU.S. District Court Judge Robert B. Kugler ruled today that veteran crime reporter George Anastasia is free to cover the fraud trial of Nicodemo S. Scarfo and Salvatore...
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Grand Jury Cites L&I "Neglect" In Death Of Two Firefighters
By Ralph Ciprianofor Bigtrial.netA Philadelphia grand jury has ripped the city's Department of Licenses and Inspections for a policy of official neglect that allowed a large vacant factory in...
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Philly Judge Ships Inky Dispute To Delaware
By Ralph Ciprianofor Bigtrial.netPhiladelphia Common Pleas Court Judge Patricia McInerney has declined a petition to preside over the dissolution of Interstate General Media [IGM], owners of The...
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Msgr. Lynn's Lawyers: D.A. "Hysterical," Resorting To "Histrionics"
By Ralph Ciprianofor Bigtrial.netLawyers for Msgr. William J. Lynn say the Philadelphia district attorney is resorting to hysteria, emotion and histrionics in his legal appeal to send their client back...
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Jurors Hear Of Serenade For A Takeover
By George AnastasiaFor Bigtrial.netIt was mood music for a corporate takeover.A few hours after a rowdy shareholders meeting formalized what federal authorities allege was Salvatore Pelullo's secret...
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A "Vanity Asset" Heads To The Auction Block
By Ralph Ciprianofor Bigtrial.netThe Philadelphia Inquirer is a "vanity asset" that should be disposed of at a private "English-style" auction.That auction should feature "open, ascending serial...
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More Problems Ahead For Auto Shop Don
By George AnastasiaFor Bigtrial.netRon Galati, the Don Corleone of the South Philadelphia auto repair business, was arraigned earlier this week on murder-for-hire, conspiracy and witness intimidation...
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Scarfo Family's Troubled History Now Part Of FirstPlus Trial
By George AnastasiaFor Bigtrial.netHe was nearly killed in one of the most infamous gangland shootings in the violent history of the Philadelphia mob.His older brother has changed his name to get out...
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Jury Sworn In For Father McCormick Sex Abuse Case
By Ralph Ciprianofor Bigtrial.netPhiladelphia Common Pleas Court Judge Gwendolyn N. Bright today swore in a panel of 12 jurors and 4 alternates. Then, the judge gave the jury a cold case to solve,...
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"Father Andy" Faces His Accuser
St. John Cantius Church in BridesburgBy Ralph Ciprianofor Bigtrial.netHis troubles with "Father Andy" began when his mother confided to the priest that her son might be gay.The alleged victim, now 26,...
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Is The Mob Dead?
By George AnastasiaMob boss Joe Ligambi is back in his stylish corner townhouse in Packer Park, the one with the black, front-door awning embossed with a bold, white letter “L.” The 74-year-old crime...
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"He Was Like A Wounded Animal"
By Ralph Ciprianofor Bigtrial.netA tearful mom and dad told a jury today about the noose they found hanging in their son's closet.They were followed to the witness stand by a grandfather who was a...
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What Lies Beneath
By Ralph Ciprianofor Bigtrial.netIn her opening statement to the jury, Assistant District Attorney Kristen Kemp accused "Father Andy" McCormick of taking some altar boys to see an R-rated movie.Kemp...
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