John Rigas

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John Rigas

An American businessman who co-founded Adelphia Communications. He built it into a large cable provider with customers in 30 states. In 2004, he was convicted of wire fraud and other fraud charges. He was sentenced to 15 years in prison. He was born in 1924.

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