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Ruscigno sentencing delayed
The sentencing date for Hamilton nightclub owner and former politico Joe Ruscigno has been pushed back to Jan. 6, 2010, federal court records show.
Ruscigo pleaded guilty in federal court to tax obstruction charges on April 29. In his guilty plea, he admitted to fudging the books of West Chester Twp.-based court reporting business Fitch Reporting Inc., to justify lowering weekly payments of back taxes to the IRS.
The sentencing date was scheduled for Aug. 25 after U.S. Judge Herman Weber moved the date from the original of Aug. 5 because that was Ruscigno’s wedding anniversary. Court records give no reason for the second sentencing delay.
The charges against him carry a maximum penalty of three years in prison, one year of supervised release, a $250,000 fine and a $100 assessment.
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By Wilbur
August 25, 2009 11:18 AM | Link to this
The “judge”, and I use that term loosely, originally delayed sentencing from August 5 to August 25 because Aug. 5 was his wedding anniversary? What the heck. Now it’s delayed again until January 2010 for no published reason. Re-scheduling sentencing is a waste of taxpayers money. This county is hopeless, and the entire country is not far behind. May God have mercy on us.
By Rose
August 25, 2009 2:00 PM | Link to this
They don?t want to sentence him until they have announced the indictments for those he told on. They will delay his sentencing again until after the trial of the politicians he?s quelled on. Joe will never see the inside of a prison after giving his testimony against these high level county politicians. Stay tuned.