Veteran organized crime reporter George Anastasia is covering the federal murder-for-hire trial of the South Philadelphia auto body shop owner with alleged organized crime connection for bigtrial.net.
Closing arguments are scheduled for Monday morning in the murder-for-hire trial of South Philadelphia auto body shop owner Ron Galati.
A jury of 10 women and two men will likely begin deliberations later in the day. Galati's future is in the balance. The 64-year-old wannabe wiseguy, who opted not to take the witness stand, faces up to 30 years in prison if convicted. A sentence near the top of the guideline would be tantamount to life.
If the jury convicts, Galati's daughter Tiffany, 31, will be the witness who sealed his fate.
If the jury acquits, or can't make a decision, Tiffany may also be the reason.
The tart-tongued South Philadelphia princess was one of the last witnesses called by the prosecution in the weeklong case. She spent nearly three hours on the stand, largely supporting the testimony of three other key witnesses who said Ron Galati had hired them to kill Andrew Tuono, Tiffany's then boyfriend.
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