Judge hesitates to further restrict interviews with Gerace

Judge hesitates to further restrict interviews with Gerace

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- In federal court Thursday, the government's efforts to silence convicted strip club owner Peter Gerace hit a brick wall. U.S. District Court Judge Lawrence Vilardo declined to hold Gerace in criminal contempt at the behest of federal prosecutors for phone interviews with media entities, including News 4 Investigates. The judge said he did not believe Gerace willfully and knowingly violated his March order, which he said p…

Judge allows Gerace to keep talking to media: 'First Amendment rights are pretty precious'

Judge says Pharaoh's strip club owner Peter Gerace Jr. did not violate a court order by giving an interview to The Buffalo News.