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   John James Rigas (November 14, 1924 – September 30, 2021) was an American businessman who was one of the founders of Adelphia Communications Corporation, which at its peak was one of the largest cable TV companies in the United States.

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3. deadline.com › 2021 › 09John J. Rigas Dies: Former Adelphia Cable TV Company Founder ...

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   Sep 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.

4. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Adelphia_CommunicationsAdelphia Communications Corporation - Wikipedia

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   3 hours ago · Adelphia Communications Corporation was an American cable television company with headquarters in Coudersport, Pennsylvania. It was founded in 1952 by brothers Gus and John Rigas after the pair purchased a cable television franchise for US$300. Combining various cable properties, the company became one of the most successful in the United ...

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6. www.nytimes.com › john-j-rigas-deadJohn J. Rigas, Cable TV Magnate Who Pillaged His Company ...

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   Sep 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...

7. www.wivb.com › news › local-newsJohn Rigas, former Sabres owner and convicted Adelphia ...

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   Sep 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...

8. www.washingtonpost.com › local › obituariesJohn Rigas, cable television executive who went to federal ...

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   Oct 1, 2021 · John J. Rigas, who built Adelphia Communications into the sixth-largest cable company in the country and whose 2007 jailing for stealing millions of dollars from the firm made him a prominent...

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   What happened to Rigas & Adelphia?

   • The money flowed so much that the family bought the Buffalo Sabres of the National Hockey League. That ended in 2004, when Rigas and his son, the Adelphia CFO, were convicted of securities fraud and bank fraud. They were accused of falsifying the company’s earnings and diverting more than $3 billion in company funds for their own use.

   John J. Rigas Dies: Former Adelphia Cable TV Company Founder Was 96

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   What did John Rigas do in Adelphia?

   • John Rigas, during his tenure at Adelphia, showered Coudersport with largesse. He used Adelphia’s jets to fly terminally ill patients to hospitals. He transformed abandoned buildings, including an old high school and a silk mill, into Adelphia offices.

   John Rigas, cable television executive who went to federal prison for

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   What happened to John Rigas?

   • John Rigas was convicted of the charges in the summer of 2004, and on June 27, 2005, was sentenced to 15 years in federal prison. Adelphia Corporation filed for bankruptcy after it acknowledged that the three Rigases had taken $3.1 billion in loans that were not recorded on the books.

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   Who was John Rigas and what did he do?

   • John Rigas and his son Timothy, who acted as Adelphia’s chief financial officer, were each found guilty on 18 felony counts of conspiracy, bank fraud and securities fraud in 2004. In all, Mr. Rigas and his family were accused of looting hundreds of millions of dollars from the firm.

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10. www.nexttv.com › news › john-rigas-disgracedJohn Rigas, Disgraced Adelphia Communications Founder, Dies ...

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    Oct 1, 2021 · John Rigas, the founder and former chairman and CEO of Adelphia Communications who was sentenced to 15 years in federal prison after a massive fraud scheme that afflicted the company over decades, died in Coudersport, Pennsylvania, on Sept. 30. He was 96 years old.