Thomas Riccio

There's a settlement in the defamation lawsuit filed against Dr. Phil by a witness in O.J. Simpson's robbery case. Attorneys for Phil McGraw and memorabilia dealer Thomas Riccio filed a statement Monday, saying an agreement had been reached. Riccio sued McGraw and Stage 29 Media Productions in October. He claimed an interview with McGraw was edited to remove his denials to certain accusations, including that he set Simpson up and told Simpson to bring guns to a Las Vegas robbery. A judge gutted the case last month, removing defamation, false light and infliction of emotional distress claims. The interview aired days after Simpson was ... Read Full Story

LAS VEGAS, Sept. 18 (UPI) -- Lawyers for O.J. Simpson grilled a Las Vegas police detective Thursday about investigators' recorded jokes about getting the former football star. Simpson and a co-defendant are on trial on charges that they kidnapped and robbed two sports memorabilia dealers in a Vegas hotel room. The recording was made by Thomas Riccio, an auctioneer who set up the meeting who said he thought he was helping Simpson recover some of his own property and did not realize Simpson planned to use violence. Defense lawyer Yale Galanter asked Detective Andy Caldwell to read the transcript of remarks made by crime ... Read Full Story

(AP) - Thomas Riccio covers his face as he testifies during O.J. Simpson's trial in Las Vegas, Friday, Sept. 19, 2008. Simpson faces 12 charges, including felony kidnapping, armed robbery and conspiracy.Riccio, is the collectibles broke who said he set u Read Full Story

Reading about the O.J. Simpson problem with memorabilia that he thought belonged to him stunned me as I learned that a middleman had taped the occurrence. Someone, wanting to jail O.J. Simpson, set this rat trap and Mr.Thomas Riccio was the bait. We need to look into not just  how O.J. Simpson became tangled with Mr. Riccio, but also the reasons why the  other parties set up the memorabilia viewing. Might be some big fish biting on the line. Read Full Story

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