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Michael Conahan, a former jurist in Luzerne County, was sentenced on Friday to 210 months in custody by Senior U.S. District Court Judge Edwin M. Kosik II. Conahan was also ordered to pay $874,000 in restitution. [...] As Main Justice reported in August, Ciavarella, former president judge of the Court of Common Pleas and former judge of the Juvenile Court for Luzerne County, was sentenced to 28 years in prison and ordered to make restitution of $965,930. [...] Conahan's role in the 'cash for kids' scheme was to order the closing of a county-run detention center, clearing the way for Ciavarella, once known as a strict 'law and order' judge, to send young offenders to private facilities. This arrangement worked out well for Ciavarella and Conahan, as well as the builder of the facilities and a developer, who pleaded guilty to lesser charges. |
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Unfortunately, crooked judges and prosecutors take cash
by Mark Adams JD/MBA on Wednesday, Sep 28, 2011 at 11:29:19 PM
This is Great News
by linda jordan on Thursday, Sep 29, 2011 at 9:08:45 PM