John J. Rigas, Cable TV Magnate Who Pillaged His Company, Dies …
WEBSep 30, 2021 · John J. Rigas, who turned a $300 investment in a local cable television system into the nation’s sixth largest cable company, only to see his empire collapse after he was convicted of looting...
Cable company founder Rigas leaves prison in early release
WEBFeb 22, 2016 · Adelphia Communications Corp. founder John Rigas left a federal prison in Waymart, Pennsylvania, around noon, according to lawyer Larry McMichael. Rigas, who suffers from bladder cancer, was able to walk to the car on his own as he left the prison, McMichael said.
John J. Rigas Dies: Former Adelphia Cable TV Company Founder …
WEBSep 30, 2021 · John J. Rigas, whose high-flying success as the founder of Adelphia Cable ended in disgrace and prison over shareholder fraud, died today in Coudersport, Pa.
Court supervision ends for last Rigas family member in ... - PennLive
WEBJun 6, 2023 · Under an agreement that settled a civil enforcement action and resolved criminal charges, the Rigas family forfeited in excess of $1.5 billion in assets derived from the fraud including interests...
John Rigas, former Sabres owner and convicted Adelphia ... - WIVB News 4
WEBSep 30, 2021 · BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – Adelphia Communications founder and former Buffalo Sabres owner John Rigas died Thursday in Pennsylvania. He was 96. Rigas, a Wellsville native and Army veteran, turned...
John Rigas, Adelphia Communications founder and former …
WEBOct 1, 2021 · COUDERSPORT, Pa. — Adelphia Communications founder and former Buffalo Sabres owner John Rigas has passed away, according to the Thomas E. Fickinger Funeral Home in Coudersport, and a member of...
John Rigas, disgraced cable tycoon, former Sabres owner, dies at 96
WEB3 days ago · John James Rigas, the son of Greek immigrants who built one of the nation’s largest cable TV companies only to lose it all in a celebrated case of corporate excess, died Thursday, The Buffalo...
Disgraced Cable Magnate John Rigas Passes Away at 96
WEBOct 1, 2021 · Greek-American John Rigas, the cable television and telecommunications magnate who was prosecuted for fraud in 2002, died on Thursday, September 30 at the age of 96. He had been released five years ago in a compassionate measure after serving a sentence in a federal penitentiary in Canaan, Pennsylvania.
John Rigas, former Sabres owner and convicted Adelphia
WEBSep 30, 2021 · John and Timothy Rigas were convicted by a federal jury in 2004 for conspiracy, bank fraud and securities fraud. John was found guilty of 18 of the 23 charges against him and was sentenced to 15...
John Rigas, Cable TV Pioneer Who Landed in Prison, Dies at 96
WEBOct 1, 2021 · John Rigas, Cable TV Pioneer Who Landed in Prison, Dies at 96. He founded Adelphia Communications with his brother in 1950s; Rigas and son Timothy were imprisoned for looting the company