# Members of the Philadelphia La Cosa Nostra Family Found Guilty of Racketeering and Other Charges (U.S. Attorney, Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 2013)

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Press release of January 3, 2013: after the trial of the 2011 to 2012 Philadelphia LCN indictment, the jury convicted three defendants of racketeering conspiracy and one of related counts, acquitted on others, and hung on several counts.

Press release of the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, January 3, 2013. "A federal court jury today returned guilty verdicts against Joseph Massimino, Damion Canalichio, and Gary Battaglini for conspiring to participate in the affairs of the Philadelphia La Cosa Nostra (LCN) Family through a pattern of racketeering activity and through the collection of unlawful debts." A fourth defendant was convicted on other conspiracy counts.

The release also states: "The jury was undecided ('hung') on several counts pertaining to defendants Joseph Ligambi, George Borgesi, and Joseph Massimino. Judge Robreno declared a mistrial on those counts." Several defendants were found not guilty of several substantive counts, and one was acquitted. The trial lasted 43 days.

The investigating agencies named are the FBI, IRS Criminal Investigation, the Pennsylvania and New Jersey State Police, the Philadelphia Police Department and Labor Department offices.

## Sources

- U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of Pennsylvania: https://www.justice.gov/usao-edpa/pr/members-philadelphia-la-cosa-nostra-family-found-guilty-racketeering-and-other-charges