Talk:John Spano

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Pickett and NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman thought that Spano would be a lifesaver for the Islanders. The once-proud franchise, best known for their meteoric rise from also-ran to four-time Stanley Cup champions, had missed the playoffs in five of the last eight years. They had also been suffering at the gate, and rumors abounded that they were about to move to Atlanta, Nashville or Houston. Spano promised to keep the team in Long Island and either renovate, rebuild or replace the aging Nassau Coliseum. He paid for the team at signing with a loan from a syndicate of banks headed by Fleet Bank. He and Pickett agreed to a five-year installment package for the cable rights, and the league's other owners approved the sale in February 1997.

The first $16.5 million payment on the cable rights was due on April 7. The money wasn't there that day, but Spano promised Pickett it would be made, showing him a letter from Lloyds Bank in London promising that the money would be wired out. This was enough to satisfy Pickett, and he closed the deal.

Even before the deal closed, Spano pumped $2.5 million into the team's payroll DumZiBoT (talk) 19:56, 11 August 2008 (UTC)

convicted or admitted
, I noticed your recent change of the description in the lead from "convicted" to "admitted". In Australia, if an accused person pleads guilty to a crime they are considered convicted by their own admission, so the result is the same (i.e. a conviction). Is the terminology different in the United States? If not, then I think the lead should say "convicted" to make it clear that he has been in court and punished for the deeds. AtHomeIn神戸 (talk) 00:35, 31 October 2016 (UTC)
 * The distinction is an important one--he pleaded guilty and avoided trial, and also confessed to his crimes. Saying "convicted" implies that he went to trial.HangingCurveSwing for the fence 00:48, 31 October 2016 (UTC)
 * As I said, "convicted" just means a conviction has been recorded, whether it be by pleading guilty or going to trial and being found guilty. In 2014 he was described by prosecutors as having "prior convictions"; see this article. So I believe the fact that he was convicted (by his own admission) is more important than the fact that he made that admission. AtHomeIn神戸 (talk) 06:11, 31 October 2016 (UTC)