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[JURIST] Adelphia Communications Corp. [corporate website] founder John Rigas has been sentenced to 15 years for bank fraud, securities fraud, and conspiracy.
5:02 PM ET – AP is reporting that former Adelphia chief financial officer Timothy Rigas has been sentenced to 20 years in prison. Bloomberg has more.