Philadelphia mafia members convicted in the 2013 racketeering case that targeted mob boss Joseph Ligambi and other family leaders had their appeals denied and convictions affirmed.
Ligambi along with his nephew and fellow mobster George Borgesi and Philly mafia capo Joseph Licata were tried twice but eventually beat the case. But Philly mob trio which included underboss Joseph Massimino, capo Anthony Staino, and soldier Damion Canalichio were not so fortunate. Massimino was sentenced to 188 months, Staino to 97 months, and Canalichio to 137 months and all three remain suspects in at least one unsolved mafia murder.
“Joseph (Mousie) Massimino“
The Third Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed their convictions and the sentences imposed by judge Eduardo Robreno. The Appeals court cited the three defendants for “implicit and explicit threats of physical violence” that was part of the gambling and loansharking case against them. Every single argument and issue raised by the three Philadelphia mobsters were rejected by the three-judge appeals panel. A seventh defendant in the case mob associate Gary Battaglini who was sentenced to 96 months is currently fighting for the right to file an appeal.
“Anthony Staino“
According to authorities Ligambi, Borgesi, and Licata who returned home remain active members of the Philly-based Cosa Nostra family.
Definitely not a shocker as those guys stood basically no chance what so ever at getting those appeals approved. Its not like the feds were pissed enough that they missed on Ligambi and Borgesi they sure didn’t want more egg on their face by risking an appeal by the rest of those guys.
Gary Battaglini is still fighting he deserves some time of he does not deserve the sentence he got
The evidence against Anthony Staino was heavy..Taped by undercover F.B.I making threats on unpaid money…He should have been insulated from having to personally make those threats by having underlings do that for him by proxy..Now as tensions rise in South Philly as rumors of impending indictment on horizon,we wait and see if there is someone talking and has flipped…..i hope not…..
those tapes killed stanio he had to make the plea after the first mistrial
Gary Battaglini does not deserve the sentence he got he was just a bookie with ties to the mob
I seriously doubt that anyone of them flip. It’s not lke they got a twenty yr bid.mousie got the most out of all …bout 10 yrs, staino gets bout 7 ect…they all hve been in bout three ,close to four yrs gve or tke..I thnk errbdy thts involved will tke tha rap lke stand up guys should…ijs
Agreed most of them are stand up guys and its hard to see any of them flipping and its likely if one of them would of been considering it they would of acted on it by now while feds were hot on the case.