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USA v. Mericle
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April 25, 2014
'Kids For Cash' Builder Gets 1-Year Prison Term, Fine
A developer who pled guilty for his role in Pennsylvania's notorious "kids-for-cash" corruption scheme, in which judges accepted payments in exchange for supporting a series of for-profit youth detention facilities, was sentenced Friday to spend one year in federal prison and pay $250,000 in fines.
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January 30, 2014
Prosecutors Say Pa. 'Kids For Cash' Builder Broke Plea Deal
Federal prosecutors on Thursday accused Pennsylvania real estate developer Robert Mericle of violating a 2009 plea deal accepting responsibility for his role in the so-called 'kids for cash' scandal in which judges accepted payments in exchange for supporting a series of for-profit youth detention facilities.