Damion Canalichio a reputed solider in the Philadelphia mafia was sentenced to more then 11 years in prison on charges of racketeering conspiracy. Canalichio has been in prison since 2007 for a cocaine trafficking conviction and was indicted again in 2011 along with other leaders of the Philly mafia. He was one of three … [Read more…]
Alleged Philadelphia mafia boss Joseph Ligambi has been sitting in the Federal Detention Center since he was convicted in May of last year and now he wants to go home while he awaits a retrial. Ligambi’s attorney Edwin Jacobs Jr said the status of his client has changed since he was denied bail at … [Read more…]
The latest Philadelphia mafia trial ended with a mixed bag of results for the government with four defendants being convicted one acquitted and two more with deadlocked verdicts. The jury deadlocked on charges of racketeering conspiracy against alleged Philadelphia mafia boss Joseph Ligambi and mobster George Borgesi. As expected the government is coming back … [Read more…]