Just the Facts, Ma’am–You’re Being Taped

Source: The Crime Report   When Nafis Pinkey was taken into a Philadelphia Police Department homicide interrogation room in the 24 hours after his childhood friend was murdered, he had no idea that he would become a murder suspect. In August 2009, the bodies of...

Staino Pleads Guilty In Mob Case

Source:Big Trial   Mob leader Anthony Staino, awaiting sentencing for his conviction on two counts of extortion, decided to fold his cards and avoid a retrial on racketeering conspiracy and gambling charges still pending against him. Staino, 55, pleaded guilty to...

More closing arguments in Philly mob case

Source: AP News   A 13-year FBI probe and subsequent racketeering indictment against seven reputed Philadelphia mobsters was built on unreliable testimony and weak evidence about trivial crimes because investigators came up empty-handed, defense attorneys said...