been reading bout this for 2 yrs all of sudding theres another guy at the defence table who the hell is gary battaglini. is he there 3rd wedding singer. but thats 7 defendents with 7 laywers probaly more they must have some long ass tables most of the mob cases nowdays is 1 or 2 guys. they just gave that guy fusco 25 yrs for gambling it dont look good people.

Gary B has been in from day 1
http://abclocal.go.com/wpvi/feature?section=news&id=8146790

go figure the trial starts and mob talk is off the air already,this trial is gona be so boring that mob talk wasnt gettting any ratings with GA and stratweiser walking under bridges thinking they had a hit. GA wants to much money cause hes so full of himself and then when there is no bru haha over mob talk he dont want to taint his reputation. He should get a job writing for the globe, gossip columnists!!! He should get on the FBI payroll they like gossip

wait so there are no more mob talks again?

how do oyu know there is no more Mob Talk?

so three guys are in a bar and a friend of mine is down the other end listening and the one says that he heard that fox didnt want to pay GA anymore and Stratweiser cant do it on HIS OWN GA will still have his mob scene on philly,com

1st anonymous juror chosen for Philly mob trial

Read more: http://www.philly.com/philly/wires/ap/ne...l#ixzz29PdT0yVs

one week and one juror. get ready for a long trial

If I were one of Ligmabi's Imprisoned made men I would ask his permission to kick the shit outta Licata for having such a big mouth.

That blows... I like GAs insight into the whole Philly scene... it makes me wonder that if the papers aren't even going to pay reporters to follow mob stories (sometimes they're like on page 10 or a subsection of a newspaper),to sell papers, why are the feds wasting time on low level indictments?

This isn't a low level indictment. The charges may be trumped up, but this indictment is probably going to end with a sitting LCN boss getting a ten year sentence. That's as high level as it gets (even if Philly is a small family).

I agree with both of you,the case is a waste of tax payer money and should not have been a federal case, and yes it is a low level indictment but if convicted will carry anywhere from 5 to 10 year sentences. The question should be wheather we really want the feds doing these kinds of indictments with already depleted funds that this government keeps telling us that they dont have. It is our tax money isnt it?

They need to go after these snakeheads! But they spit venom! and they'll hiss at you!

You gotta let it go, pal. It's never going to be the same. They're never going to let the mob rebuild to where they were when we were growing up. And no, you can't tell them not to prosecute certain people with your tax money .

I like you Old Head. I'm just having some fun .

No worries my friend,i respect everybodies opinion. None of it is gona change my life anyway.

^^^^ Stay Positive OldHead that last comment made me sad

Don't cry for me I'm already dead - Barney Gumble

LOL

Shouldnt this just be a state case because it took place in PA or is it a federal case because it took place across state lines?

this is the only mob trial going on and george has wrote shit, howie carr will tweet at pic of whitey bulger the day his trial starts. so monday morning was opening agurments wat the hell write something.

Opening arguments are scheduled Thursday in the racketeering trial of reputed mob boss Joseph "Uncle Joe" Ligambi and six codefendants.

A final group of alternate jurors were selected Wednesday to hear testimony in the case, which is expected to last from eight to 12 weeks.

Twelve jurors and six alternates were selected in a process that began last week. For security reasons, jurors were selected anonymously, a safeguard often used in high profile criminal cases involving alleged underworld figures.

The racketeering conspiracy case includes charges of gambling, loan-sharking and extortion. In addition, Ligambi is accused of defrauding a Teamsters Union health fund of more than $200,000 in medical and dental expenses for himself and his family.

The charges stem from what prosecutors allege was Ligambi's no-show job at a South Philadelphia trash hauling company.

Ligambi, 73, is being tried along with reputed mob members Joseph "Scoops" Licata, 71, Joseph "Mousie" Massimino, 62, Anthony Staino, 54, George Borgesi, 49, and Damion Canalichio, 42, and mob associate Gary Battaglini, 51.

The prosecution is expected to call several former mob members and associates who are now cooperating witnesses. Other testimony will come from FBI agents, undercover operatives and victims of alleged mob extortions and shakedowns.

The jury will also hear dozens of secretly recorded conversation made during an FBI investigation that began in 1999 and ended with the unsealing of the indictment against Ligambi and the others in May 2011.

As it has done in pretrial motions, the defense is expected to argue in its opening statements to the jury that the government's case is built around less than credible witnesses and is a cobbled-together string of unrelated alleged crimes that do not justify a racketeering charge.

The defense has also pointed out that the case does not include any allegations of murder, attempted murder or assault, charges that have been highlighted in several earlier mob trials.

In fact, the case has been dubbed "racketeering lite," by veteran criminal lawyer Edwin Jacobs Jr. who is representing Ligambi.

Prosecutors, however, have charged that the Ligambi organization used its reputation for violence, built over years to instill fear and to intimidate those targeted for extortions and shakedowns.

Four defendants in the case pleaded guilty prior to the start of the trial. Three others are to be tried at a later date.

thanks Old Head

how long will Joseph "Scoops" Licata, Joseph "Mousie" Massimino, Anthony Staino, and George Borgesi get?

Depends I think. Mousie and borgesi will probably get significant time. Licata and Staino probably around 5-6 years

Some of the comments in the philly paper are right on along with the comments of the lawyers....Philly/camden area will probably have 20-30 murders take place during this trial and the government even contends there is no violence here just old threats

But it's the Mafia that makes the headlines. You can argue we are to blame for taking such an interest in the Mafia.

"Make money, dont make headlines" GA on Ligambi

I agree with you but the federal govt might make a few more headlines along with Mayor nutter if they dropped the violent crime rate in philly...oh well...gotta make that $$$

I agree with merlino. Why not fix Camden and Philly than go after a bunch of old Italian men who really aren't doing much at all except illegal gambling and loansharking. They may have threatened people and it's certain they did, but it wasn't like the old days where people were dropping dead. The government is making a bigger deal out of this than it really is