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Thursday 16 February 2017
Penn State ex-officials seek appeal as criminal trial nears

MARK SCOLFORO trial unnecessary. The trial His order also did not di- “In either case, at a mini- by a graduate assistant
Associated Press is scheduled to begin with rectly address a request by mum, there is substantial who says he saw retired de-
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — jury selection on March 20. state prosecutors to add a ground for difference of fensive football coach San-
Three former Penn State “A ruling on these control- conspiracy charge related opinion as to whether Mr. dusky sexually abusing a
administrators facing child ling questions of law would to the child welfare accu- Schultz can be subjected boy in a team shower. They
endangerment charges for not require the resolution sation. to trial on a conspiracy did not report the matter to
their handling of the Jerry police or child welfare au-
Sandusky molestation scan- thorities, but told Sandusky
dal have asked a judge for he was not allowed to bring
permission to pursue an ap- children to the campus
peal, barely a month be- and notified his charity for
fore their scheduled trial. children, The Second Mile.
Penn State ex-President Schultz and Curley were
Graham Spanier, former arrested in 2011, Spanier
Vice President Gary Schultz in 2012. Their case has
and former Athletic Direc- dragged on for years be-
tor Tim Curley filed nearly cause of a dispute about
identical requests this week their representation during
that asked the trial judge to a grand jury appearance
let them appeal his recent by Penn State’s then-chief
decision keeping in place counsel. That legal fight
felony charges of endan- prompted the Superior
gering the welfare of chil- Court decision that threw
dren. The filings were un- out many of the more seri-
sealed Wednesday. This file combination photo shows former Penn State Vice President Gary Schultz, left, former Penn ous charges.
The defendants made sev- State Director of Athletics Tim Curley, right, and former Penn State president Graham Spanier, The case was further de-
eral arguments, including center, in Harrisburg, Pa. Three former Penn State administrators are headed for trial next month layed when Judge Todd
that too much time has on criminal charges related to how they handled the Jerry Sandusky child molestation scandal. Hoover, who handled the
elapsed under the statute (AP Photos/File) case before Boccabella,
of limitations; they did not contracted a fatal illness.
provide direct care for chil- of any disputed factual is- Superior Court last year charge following the ap- Sandusky, 73, is serving a
dren; they are accused of sues,” they told Judge John threw out charges of per- pellate court’s dismissal of 30- to 60-year state prison
actions that occurred be- Boccabella. “Thus, these is- jury, obstruction and con- that charge,” wrote attor- term after being convicted
fore the law was changed; sues are particularly appro- spiracy against the defen- ney Tom Farrell. in 2012 of 45 counts of sexu-
and prosecutors should not priate for resolution by the dants. The attorney general’s of- al abuse of 10 boys. Shortly
be allowed to add a con- Superior Court prior to trial.” Schultz’s lawyer said in his fice said it was reviewing after his arrest, the universi-
spiracy charge. On Feb. 1, Boccabella filing that it was not clear the defense filings, and de- ty’s trustees fired then-head
Spanier’s lawyers wrote threw out charges of failing whether prosecutors con- fense lawyers for the three coach Joe Paterno, who
that an immediate appeal to properly report suspect- sider the child-endanger- men declined to comment died of lung cancer about
to Superior Court could re- ed abuse, but the judge ment conspiracy charge further. two months later. Sandusky
sult in dismissal of all charg- denied requests to have to be part of the case or Curley, Schultz and Spanier maintains he is innocent
es, which would make a other charges dismissed. whether they can add it. fielded a complaint in 2001 and is pursuing appeals.q
Man dubbed ‘Porn’s New King’ sentenced to 11 years for fraud

LARRY NEUMEISTER 11-year, 3-month sentence, fraud “either for the thrill awaiting sentencing. one to be avoided.
Associated Press citing the loss of between of the game, being on top He said he had conclud- Assistant U.S. Attorney
NEW YORK (AP) — A Los An- $25 million and $65 million of the world in terms of the ed while behind bars that Brian Blais said the case
geles man once dubbed by 60 investors. trappings of wealth, or for “there’s something in my stemmed in part from the
“Porn’s New King” was sen- The Manhattan jurist said his own self-esteem and decision making process manipulation of the market
tenced to over 11 years in anyone who saw Galanis feelings of accomplish- that is deeply flawed.” for a publicly traded com-
prison Wednesday by a before his 2015 arrest would ment.” Galanis apologized “My moral compass is not pany, Gerova Financial
judge who said he lived the have been impressed and said he had changed broken,” he added. “I’ve Group Ltd., from 2009 to
high life with luxury homes that he owned a $7 mil- since he was detained ignored it. I’ve ignored it 2011.
on both coasts as he de- lion Bel Air mansion, an without bail last May after willfully at times.” Galanis was portrayed as
frauded dozens of investors 8,000-square-foott $10 mil- he was charged in a sepa- He said he understands the ringleader of a multi-
of tens of millions of dollars. lion Manhattan residence rate scheme with cheating his life in business is over million-dollar fraud scheme
Jason Galanis, 46, insisted and drove a Bentley worth a Native American tribe and that he has become that secretly acquired
he has turned his life around over $100,000. and investors out of $60 “radioactive,” a word he shares of Gerova and then
before U.S. District Judge P. But the judge said Galanis million. He has pleaded said financial profession- manipulated the market by
Kevin Castel imposed an had built his fortune with guilty in that scheme and is als use to describe some- cashing out.q