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Philip Foglia
Philip F. Foglia (November 27, 1950 – April 21, 2020) was an American lawyer, prosecutor, civic activist, politician, and advocate for Italian-American rights issues. Most recently, Foglia led a campaign to construct a statue honoring Frances Xavier Cabrini, an Italian-American Catholic nun more commonly known as Mother Cabrini, after the proposal was initially rejected by a New York City commission.
Foglia, the son of a police detective, was raised in Belmont, a neighborhood of The Bronx with a large Italian American and Italian immigrant community. His childhood friends included actor Chazz Palminteri. He graduated from Mount Saint Michael Academy in the Bronx. Foglia received his bachelor's degree from Lehman College before completing his Juris Doctor from Pace University School of Law.
Foglia was hired out of law school as a prosecutor for the office of the Bronx County District Attorney, where he prosecuted public corruption cases. In addition to his work in the Bronx, Foglia was cross-designated as an Assistant United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York during the 1980s when the office was headed by Rudy Giuliani. The Southern District office assigned Foglia to its organized crime and public corruption strike force.
In 1988, Phil Foglia was appointed as an Executive Assistant District Attorney for Investigations in Queens County, New York. He also served as a special counsel to the city of Yonkers, New York, for ten years.
In the private sector, he was a partner at the Culleton, Marinaccio and Foglia law firm in White Plains, for seventeen years.
In recent years, Foglia became a leading member of the New York State Inspector General's Office until the summer of 2019. During his tenure, Foglia uncovered a bidding scandal at the first company to run the Aqueduct Racetrack's casino, which opened in 2011. The casino's initial bids were redone following Foglia's report.
Foglia attempted to move from the prosecutor's office into elected politics. In 2005, Foglia ran as a member of the Republican, Conservative and Independence parties for the New York City Council's open 13th Council District seat, which was being vacated by outgoing councilwoman Madeline Provenzano, who was term-limited. Foglia was defeated by James Vacca, a Democrat, in the general election.
Philip Foglia became a major Italian American civic and community leader in the Bronx and New York City. He established the Italian-American Legal Defense and Higher Education Fund and served as its chief legal counsel. He was also a founding member of the board of the Italian American Museum in Manhattan.
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Philip Foglia
Philip F. Foglia (November 27, 1950 – April 21, 2020) was an American lawyer, prosecutor, civic activist, politician, and advocate for Italian-American rights issues. Most recently, Foglia led a campaign to construct a statue honoring Frances Xavier Cabrini, an Italian-American Catholic nun more commonly known as Mother Cabrini, after the proposal was initially rejected by a New York City commission.
Foglia, the son of a police detective, was raised in Belmont, a neighborhood of The Bronx with a large Italian American and Italian immigrant community. His childhood friends included actor Chazz Palminteri. He graduated from Mount Saint Michael Academy in the Bronx. Foglia received his bachelor's degree from Lehman College before completing his Juris Doctor from Pace University School of Law.
Foglia was hired out of law school as a prosecutor for the office of the Bronx County District Attorney, where he prosecuted public corruption cases. In addition to his work in the Bronx, Foglia was cross-designated as an Assistant United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York during the 1980s when the office was headed by Rudy Giuliani. The Southern District office assigned Foglia to its organized crime and public corruption strike force.
In 1988, Phil Foglia was appointed as an Executive Assistant District Attorney for Investigations in Queens County, New York. He also served as a special counsel to the city of Yonkers, New York, for ten years.
In the private sector, he was a partner at the Culleton, Marinaccio and Foglia law firm in White Plains, for seventeen years.
In recent years, Foglia became a leading member of the New York State Inspector General's Office until the summer of 2019. During his tenure, Foglia uncovered a bidding scandal at the first company to run the Aqueduct Racetrack's casino, which opened in 2011. The casino's initial bids were redone following Foglia's report.
Foglia attempted to move from the prosecutor's office into elected politics. In 2005, Foglia ran as a member of the Republican, Conservative and Independence parties for the New York City Council's open 13th Council District seat, which was being vacated by outgoing councilwoman Madeline Provenzano, who was term-limited. Foglia was defeated by James Vacca, a Democrat, in the general election.
Philip Foglia became a major Italian American civic and community leader in the Bronx and New York City. He established the Italian-American Legal Defense and Higher Education Fund and served as its chief legal counsel. He was also a founding member of the board of the Italian American Museum in Manhattan.