FBI mulls another search at sea Capano, a once-prominent attorney and political insider, faces a preliminary hearing Nov. 20 in Wilmington Municipal Court. A judge will determine then if there's enough evidence to hold him for trial. Capano attorney Joseph A. Hurley said he hopes to get the trial moved to Sussex County because of the extensive publicity about the case in northern Delaware. Deputy Attorney General Ferris W. Wharton said he will prosecute the case. Wharton said Assistant U.S. Attorney Colm F. Connolly, who oversaw the federal grand jury investigation of Thomas J. Capano, may join the prosecution team.
Federal law allows federal prosecutors to try cases in state courts in certain circumstances.
The addition of Connolly would please the Faheys. He quarterbacked the process. Capano spent his first full day in jail at the infirmary, said prison spokesman Anthony J. Farina. The inmate, dressed in a white Department of Correction jump suit, was given a physical examination and spoke to mental health counselors, Farina said. Today or Saturday, Capano will be placed in protective custody, Farina said.