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1. 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...

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3. www.wivb.com › news › local-newsJohn Rigas, former Sabres owner and convicted ... - WIVB News 4

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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...

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   Oct 2, 2021 · John Rigas wound up serving eight years in federal prison. He was granted a “compassionate release” in 2016 after he was given a terminal cancer diagnosis.

5. www.nexttv.com › news › john-rigas-disgraced-adelphiJohn 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 pillaged the company over decades, died.

6. www.yahoo.com › entertainment › john-j-rigas-diesJohn J. Rigas Dies: Former Adelphia Cable TV Company Founder ...

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   Oct 1, 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.

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   Oct 1, 2021 · John Rigas, Adelphia Communications founder and former Sabres owner, dies at 96. The former owner of the Buffalo Sabres was released from prison in 2016 after serving 8 years in prison after...

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   What happened to John Rigas?

   • John Rigas was found guilty of 18 of the 23 charges against him and was sentenced to 15 years in prison. After serving eight years, he was granted a ‘compassionate release’ in 2016 due to advancing cancer that had spread from his bladder to his lungs and kidney.

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   What happened to Gus Rigas?

   • Gus Rigas worked for the company for 22 years and stepped down when John Rigas's three sons, including Timothy, who attended the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School of Finance, returned to join the business.

   John Rigas, Cable TV Pioneer Who Landed in Prison, Dies at 96

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   How old was John Rigas when he was released from prison?

   • John Rigas was 82 when he entered prison in 2007, diagnosed with bladder cancer and a heart ailment. In 2016, at 91, he was granted compassionate release. Timothy Rigas was released from prison in July 2019 after serving 12 years.

   John J. Rigas, Cable TV Magnate Who Pillaged His Company, Dies at 96

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   What happened to Timothy Rigas?

   • Timothy Rigas was released from prison in July 2019 after serving 12 years. The case began in 2002, when prosecutors asserted that the Rigases had concealed nearly $2.3 billion in company debt from stockholders while portraying the company as having sound finances even though it was dangerously overextended.

   John J. Rigas, Cable TV Magnate Who Pillaged His Company, Dies at 96

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9. www.bloomberg.com › news › articlesJohn Rigas, Cable TV Pioneer Who Landed in Prison, Dies at 96

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   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...