PA judges lock up teens for kickbacks

busterb · 02-13-2009, 06:03 PM

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

02-13-2009, 06:03 PM	#13
busterb NSABFD Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: MS. usa Posts: 3,908	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 __________________ I've haven't left very deep footprints in the sands of time. But, boy I've left a bunch.

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