September 30, 2003 - United States Attorney Patrick L. Meehan today announced the filing of an indictment* charging Nancy Mazzuca with five counts of perjury, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1623. The charges arise from the defendant testifying falsely before a Federal Grand Jury on February 23, 1999. The indictment alleges that the defendant lied about her knowledge and participation in a multi-million dollar theft and tax evasion scheme that was perpetrated at the Philadelphia International Airport in the 1990's. The other participants in the scheme were convicted either in the Court of Common Pleas in Philadelphia or in the United States District Court in Philadelphia. The leaders of the scheme, Anthony Gricco and William McCardell were convicted at trial in April 2000 and were later sentenced to substantial terms of imprisonment, 9 years for Gricco and 8 years for McCardell. The defendant, Nancy Mazzuca, faces a maximum penalty of 25 years imprisonment and a $1,250,000 fine.

The case was investigated by the Philadelphia Police Department and the Internal Revenue Service.

DEFENDANT	ADDRESS	AGE [Date of Birth]
Nancy Mazzuca	719 Porter Street Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	11/1/57

The case has been assigned to Assistant United States Attorneys LOUIS D. LAPPEN and RICHARD J. ZACK.