ort ion , ▁although ▁Sh anks ▁incorrectly ▁told ▁jur ors ▁that ▁he ▁had ▁been ▁ind icted ▁for ▁his ▁invol vement ▁in ▁a ▁murder . ▁Sh anks ▁noted ▁that ▁Frank ▁Por co ' s ▁nick name ▁with ▁the ▁mob ▁was ▁" The ▁Fire man ", ▁which ▁could ▁have ▁had ▁something ▁to ▁do ▁with ▁the ▁type ▁of ▁murder ▁weapon ▁found , ▁a ▁fire ▁ax . ▁He ▁had ▁served ▁in ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁Fire ▁Department . ▁ ▁Tri al , ▁conv iction , ▁and ▁sent encing ▁The ▁Por co ▁trial ▁began ▁on ▁June ▁ 2 7 , ▁ 2 0 0 6 . ▁The ▁trial ▁was ▁held ▁in ▁Orange ▁County ▁because ▁of ▁inten se ▁media ▁coverage ▁in ▁the ▁Alb any ▁area . ▁ ▁On ▁August ▁ 2 , ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁the ▁pro sec ution ▁completed ▁its ▁case ▁against ▁Por co , ▁and ▁the ▁defense ' s ▁case , ▁which ▁was ▁much ▁br ie fer , ▁began . ▁ ▁On ▁the ▁morning ▁of ▁August ▁ 1 0 , ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁the ▁j ury ▁began ▁deliber ations . ▁Later ▁that ▁day , ▁Por co ▁was ▁found ▁guilty ▁of ▁second ▁degree ▁murder ▁and ▁attempted ▁murder . ▁ ▁On ▁December ▁ 1 2 , ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁Judge ▁Jeff rey ▁Ber ry ▁sent enced ▁Por co ▁to ▁ 5 0   year s ▁to ▁life ▁on ▁each ▁count , ▁total ing ▁a ▁minimum ▁of ▁ 5 0   year s ▁in ▁prison . ▁Judge ▁Ber ry ▁was ▁quoted