USA v. Rigas et al

  1. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. 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.

  5. 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.

  6. 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.

  7. 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.

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