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history of bankruptcies. A plan for its restructuring was approved on
February 25, 2004. According to William Schleyer, then-CEO of the company, "Adelphia’s proposed plan of reorganization is the product of relentless effort and reflects the dedication of Adelphia’s management and bankruptcy teams, and our almost 15,000 employees in 30 states and Puerto Rico who are helping to make Adelphia a better company." Amongst other things, the plan included a full cash payment to possession lenders, bank lenders, joint venture partners and, no payments to claims and equities of the Rigas family.
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able to, the company would be held accountable. An investigation was launched and later revealed that the Rigas family used the funds to illegitimately purchase personal luxuries. The alleged purchases included
Christmas trees, 17 company cars and 3,600 acres of timberland purchased for $ 26 million for their home yard. Rigas resigned from his position as CEO in May 2002 after being indicted for
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393:. On December 14, 2015, Rigas' lawyers announced that he was terminally ill with bladder cancer and had between one and six months to live. Rigas was diagnosed with cancer prior to his conviction and, under his sentencing, could seek compassionate release if he had less than three months to live. Judge
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After struggling to find an alternative, Adelphia
Corporation filed for bankruptcy on June 26, 2002. Subsequently, the company asked for a $ 1.5 billion loan to restructure under bankruptcy protection. According to BankruptcyData.com, the company's bankruptcy ranks 12th by assets in the United States
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A trial for the case was launched. Federal prosecutors proved that the
Rigases used complicated cash-management systems to spread money around to various family-owned entities and as a cover for stealing $ 100 million for themselves. In June 2005, John and Timothy Rigas were found guilty for "looting
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was allowed to distribute approximately $ 6 billion in shares to
Adelphia stakeholders and succeed Adelphia as a publicly traded corporation. The Rigas family established a successor company, Zito Media, to continue to provide cable service in some areas not sold to Time Warner, including most cable
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means "brothers". In the upcoming years, the Rigas family combined various cable properties under the company name and made it public. In 1989, the company established
Adelphia Media Services which would allow commercial opportunities on local, regional and national levels. Two years after, in 1991,
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scandal. An investigation was launched and later revealed that some members of the Rigas family used $ 2.3 billion to illegitimately purchase personal luxuries. A trial for the case was launched and saw John Rigas being sentenced to 15 years in prison, while his son
Timothy Rigas received a sentence
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for $ 17.6 billion in cash and shares in Time Warner's cable unit. Out of that amount, Time Warner shares and $ 15 billion were planned to be administered to creditors. Following that, Adelphia ceased to do business. The effective date of the
Adelphia Plan of Reorganization occurred on February 13,
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Following the file for bankruptcy, a plan for company restructuring was approved in 2004; amongst other things the plan included a full cash payment to possession lenders, bank lenders and joint venture partners. The first asset to be sold was the telephone services in 27 states. It was acquired by
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On March 27, 2002, Adelphia officials announced that $ 2.3 billion unrecorded debt was collected via co-borrowings between
Adelphia and other Rigas family entities under the family's private trust, Highland Holdings. Legally, the Rigas entities should have paid the debt. However, if they were not
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after the pair purchased a cable television franchise for US$ 300. Combining various cable properties, the company became one of the most successful in the United States and reached over two million subscribers in 1998. In addition to cable television, Adelphia later started providing high-speed
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the company created
Adelphia Business Solutions subsidiary which provided different types of products to businesses such as, high-speed Internet, phone services, and voice messaging. In 1998, Adelphia reached two million users in subscription.
531:. Adelphia was not a well-known company in Nashville, and had only a small presence in the area (its subsidiary, Adelphia Business Solutions, a commercial telecommunications provider, was offered as an alternative to the dominant
315:(then part of Time Warner, later known as WarnerMedia) for $ 17.6 billion. In 2007, Time Warner Cable officially succeeded Adelphia as a publicly traded corporation but the cable assets were spun out in 2009 and was acquired by
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of Portland, Maine. The purchase price was $ 22.6 million and $ 180 million in indemnification of churn for the remaining bundled assets. In July 2006, Adelphia sold its cable operations to
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hockey club in 1997. At least some of the misappropriated Adelphia funds were being used to subsidize the Sabres, who were consistently losing money at the time.
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issued an order allowing for Rigas's release on February 19, 2016. Rigas survived for five more years after his release; he died September 30, 2021, age 96.
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and debt-hiding". John Rigas was sentenced to 15 years in prison, while Timothy received a sentence of 20 years. In 2007, both men were ordered to report to
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665:"Adelphia founder gets 15-year term; son gets 20"
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1582:IFC Films Unlimited
1528:Lifetime Movie Club
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