Controversy
In 2005, Sorvino partnered with Lackawanna County to film The Trouble with Cali in Scranton, Pennsylvania. An initial investment by the county of $250,000 was followed by a second $250,000 in 2006. The project drew criticism and media attention over the long production time and apparent lack of progress, and the fact that the county did not protect its investment, which was carried out by county commissioners that were under indictment for corruption, with a completion bond. The Trouble with Cali debuted February 21, 2012, at the Sedona Film Festival, with former Lackawanna County commissioner Robert Cordaro listed as a producer only four weeks after his 11-year sentencing on public corruption charges.
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