Report: Giannasca to bypass Baltimore, head for Hilton Head
June 27, 2008
In a story in today’s Reading (Pa.) Eagle, Edward V. Giannasca II says he will appeal his $33 million loss to former Raven Michael McCrary — and denied he has any intention of fleeing the country with his three children, as alleged by his ex-wife.
“What is she talking about fleeing? I’m right here,” Giannasca told the paper from his office in Reading, where he’s seeking approval for a $2.8 billion mixed-use project on 80 acres along the Schuylkill River.
Giannasca said he “merely got passports for all the children at the same time because one son needed one,” the Eagle reports.
He will have a chance to explain that to visiting Judge Paul E. Alpert, who ordered him to appear in Baltimore City Circuit Court on Monday, June 30, under threat of a body attachment.
But, according to the Eagle, he has other plans.
“Giannasca said he won’t be there because he and his family will be on a weeklong vacation in Hilton Head, S.C.,” the story said.
The Eagle also says Giannasca stayed away from this week’s legal proceedings in Baltimore, despite a court order and his own promise to appear, on advice of counsel.
BARBARA GRZINCIC, Managing Editor/Law
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You really don’t know Ed. He is always looking for the next great deal, who he can scam and how to get something for free. When the walls come crashing down he runs. There are so many people that he owes money to he could never even come close to settling the debt.
If Riverwalk or anyone pays him a penny he will be gone.
UPDATE: As we reported, Giannasca did come to court – in shorts and a polo shirt, flanked by similarly attired family members. One of his lawyers said he had driven all night from Hilton Head (presumably Sunday night into Monday, given the beach duds), where the family had been vacationing and where he was served on Saturday with the order to appear. The judge took him at his word that he has no intention of fleeing the country, and that he obtained passports for his three children only because one of them was going to Canada. Giannasca is due back in court on Aug. 4 to explain to another judge why he didn’t appear before trial with his accountant, as ordered.
Barbara Grzincic, Managing Editor/Law
I thought you didn’t need a passport for Canada. The Ritz, Crescent City he all bailed.
Lookout Reading….