Veteran organized crime reporter George Anastasia is coering the federal organized crime trial in Philadelphia for Bigtrial.net.
A jury is expected to begin deliberating early tomorrow in the racketeering conspiracy retrial of mob boss Joseph "Uncle Joe" Ligambi and his nephew and co-defendant George Borgesi.
The anonymously chosen panel of 10 women and two men heard more than two hours of closing arguments this morning and then sat through two more hours of Judge Eduardo Robreno's explanation of the laws that apply to the case.
Robreno's methodical charge is expected to conclude tomorrow morning shortly after court is brought back into session at 9:30 a.m. Deliberations will begin once the judge completes his explanation.
Arguments today were a reprise of defense and prosecution positions outlined for the jury Monday.
Ligambi's lawyer, Edwin Jacobs Jr. continued with the two themes he had offered earlier -- the mob in Philadelphia no longer exists and the government failed to provide evidence to back up its charges.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Frank Labor returned to the issues he had underscored in his opening statement back on Nov. 7. "What this case is about is how the mob makes money through crime," he said.
The anonymously chosen panel of 10 women and two men heard more than two hours of closing arguments this morning and then sat through two more hours of Judge Eduardo Robreno's explanation of the laws that apply to the case.
Robreno's methodical charge is expected to conclude tomorrow morning shortly after court is brought back into session at 9:30 a.m. Deliberations will begin once the judge completes his explanation.
Arguments today were a reprise of defense and prosecution positions outlined for the jury Monday.
Ligambi's lawyer, Edwin Jacobs Jr. continued with the two themes he had offered earlier -- the mob in Philadelphia no longer exists and the government failed to provide evidence to back up its charges.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Frank Labor returned to the issues he had underscored in his opening statement back on Nov. 7. "What this case is about is how the mob makes money through crime," he said.
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