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John Rigas was an American businessman who co-founded Adelphia Communications Corporation, one of the largest cable TV companies in the US. He was also the owner of the Buffalo Sabres hockey team and was convicted of bank fraud, wire fraud, and securities fraud in 2005.
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...
Sep 30, 2021 · John J. Rigas built a cable TV empire that ended in fraud and prison. He died in Coudersport, Pa., after serving 15 years for securities and bank fraud.
Sep 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...
Oct 1, 2021 · John Rigas, who turned a small western Pennsylvania cable channel into the nation’s fifth-largest cable operator before its fraudulent collapse landed him in prison, died Thursday at...
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Oct 1, 2021 · John Rigas was a cable pioneer who built Adelphia Communications from a $300 loan to a sixth-largest operator, but was convicted of siphoning billions of dollars from the company for his family. He died in 2021 after serving nearly 10 years in prison and maintaining his innocence.
Oct 1, 2021 · John Rigas, the cable television pioneer who devoted half a century to building Adelphia Communications Corp. into the nation’s sixth-largest operator, only to be convicted of looting the...