Conviction of Nicodemo "Little Nicky" Scarfo in federal court

Nicodemo "Little Nicky" Scarfo, leader of the Philadelphia crime family, was prosecuted and convicted in federal court in Philadelphia on racketeering and murder-related charges, part of a major effort to dismantle organized crime in the city. Those federal trials and related proceedings for high-profile Philly organized crime figures were handled by the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. The primary federal courthouse for those proceedings is the James A. Byrne U.S. Courthouse in Center City Philadelphia.