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Article: Rigas wired Adelphia funds to himself, witness testifies: ...
Charleston Gazette;  March 23, 2004 ;     700+ words ... ... Adelphia Communications Corp. founder John Rigas repeatedly wired himself money from the ... testified Monday in the fraud trial of Rigas and two of his sons. Once in 1994, after ... prevent such transfers of funds, John Rigas had money that Adelphia wired to him routed ...

Article: Rigas watch: jury's queries reveal little.(cases of John ...
Multichannel News;  July 5, 2004 ;     700+ words ... ... holiday weekend. Former Adelphia chairman John Rigas; his sons, former chief financial officer Timothy Rigas and former executive vice president of operations ... meeting featuring a short speech by Michael Rigas. Last Friday, jurors started out asking ...

Article: Rigas, son ordered to start prison terms on August 13.
Buffalo News (Buffalo, NY);  June 28, 2007 ;     700+ words ... ... Former Buffalo Sabres owner John J. Rigas is set to begin serving time in federal ... years after his original sentencing. But Rigas and his son Timothy don't yet know how ... Wednesday set that imprisonment date for Rigas and his son Timothy, both former top executives ...

Article: RIGAS FACES HIS `NIGHTMARE' PA. TOWN DEVOTED TO ...
Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO);  April 26, 2003 ;     700+ words ... ... his damaged reputation, the iconic John Rigas makes occasional appearances on Main Street ... fear the new Adelphia. The gentlemanly Rigas, often dressed in sport coat and tie as ... executives for misuse of company funds. Rigas still holds the largest percentage of stock ...

Article: Rigas, son guilty: Mulcahey acquitted; acquittal, mistrial ...
Multichannel News;  July 12, 2004 ;     700+ words ...NEW YORK -- If took John Rigas 50 years to build up Adelphia Communications Corp ... trial and nearly eight days of jury deliberation, Rigas and his son, former chief financial officer Timothy Rigas, were found guilty of 18 counts of securities ...

Article: Rigas pays the Piper: Adelphia must pony up $715 mil prior ...
Daily Variety;  April 26, 2005 ;     700+ words ... ... corporate history for individuals, the Rigas cable clan will turn over more than $1 ... spending spree included patriarch John Rigas paying $25 million for forest rights to ... Adelphia. Systems were operated under the Rigas banner but managed by Adelphia. In turn ...

Article: Rigas Gives Up Control of Adelphia
AP Online;  May 23, 2002 ;     591 words ... ... Under the agreement, company founder John Rigas and his sons Timothy, Michael and James ... cable provider, the company said. It said Rigas's son-in-law, Peter Venetis, has ... more than $2 billion in borrowing by the Rigas family and family-owned partnerships ...