USA v. Rigas et al
Case Number:
4:05-cr-00402
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Nature of Suit:
Firms
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January 26, 2012
Prosecutors Get An Earful For Adelphia Tax Evasion Case
A Pennsylvania federal judge on Thursday dismissed a 6-year-old tax evasion case against a father-and-son pair of Adelphia Communications Corp. executives already sentenced in New York for securities fraud, questioning why federal prosecutors devoted years of resources to the case.
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January 18, 2012
Conspiracy Charges Against Adelphia Execs Dismissed
A Pennsylvania federal judge on Wednesday dismissed on double jeopardy grounds the conspiracy charges in a tax evasion case against a father-and-son pair of Adelphia Communications Corp. executives already sentenced in New York for the same securities fraud.
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June 29, 2011
Adelphia Execs Seek Reconsideration Of Dismissal Bid
Adelphia Communications Corp. founder John Rigas and his son sought reconsideration Tuesday of a Pennsylvania judge's refusal to dismiss a tax evasion case against them, alleging prosecutorial misconduct in New York made it impossible to defend themselves.
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June 15, 2011
Adelphia Execs Can't Shake Tax Evasion Indictment
A Pennsylvania federal judge on Tuesday refused to dismiss a tax evasion indictment against Adelphia Communications Corp.'s founder and his son, ruling that a prosecutor's alleged hardball tactics in their earlier stock fraud case did not violate their constitutional rights.
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April 21, 2011
Adelphia Execs Finally Win Access To Interview Notes
Adelphia Communications Corp.'s founder and his son — both of whom face federal fraud charges in Pennsylvania over questionable accounting practices at the cable company — won access Wednesday to interview notes they have sought for more than seven years.
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December 14, 2010
Prosecutors Fight Dismissal Bid By Adelphia Execs
Federal prosecutors have ripped a motion to dismiss a conspiracy charge against Adelphia Communications Corp. founder John Rigas and his son Timothy, saying the pair failed to make a credible argument that their Fifth and Sixth Amendment rights had been violated.
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September 14, 2010
Rigases' Conspiracy Case Back In District Court
Adelphia Communications Corp. founder John Rigas and his son Timothy are back before a federal district court fighting a conspiracy charge that they claim is a double jeopardy violation.