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 PITTSBURGH (AP) - Former Erie Mayor Rick Filippi and two of his business associates were acquitted Saturday on charges that they used inside information to benefit from real estate deals.
The verdict so overwhelmed defense attorney Leonard Ambrose that he fainted as the Washington County jury was announcing its decision on the first count against Filippi.
"It was an emotionally draining experience," he said later. "I have never been as emotionally close to a client and friend as in this case."
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