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Originally Posted by busterb
ALLENTOWN, Pa. (AP) - A lawsuit has been filed against two Pennsylvania judges accused of taking more than $2 million in kickbacks to send youth offenders to privately run detention centers. The suit names Luzerne County Judges Mark Ciavarella and Michael Conahan and 14 other defendants. It was filed in federal court late Thursday on behalf of hundreds of children and their families who were alleged victims of the corruption.
http://apnews.myway.com/article/20090213/D96ATN8G0.html |
The cool thing about this is that criminal cases need to be brought by the state. This means that the old boy network can allow a plea down to nothing. Civil actions, on the other hand, are brought by attorneys who actually work for the victim.
Even if these guys only end up doing 6 months, they're going to lose everything.
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