More closing arguments in Philly mob case

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A 13-year FBI probe and subsequent racketeering indictment against seven reputed Philadelphia mobsters was built on unreliable testimony and weak evidence about trivial crimes because investigators came up empty-handed, defense attorneys said Friday.

“They weren’t just investigating,” Gregory Pagano, representing alleged mob capo Anthony “Ant” Staino Jr., said in his closing argument. “They were waiting for something bigger to come along than video poker machines and sports betting. … It never did. This is what they got.”