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USA v. Conahan et al
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August 26, 2020
Pa. Judge Denied Resentencing Bid In 'Kids For Cash' Case
A Pennsylvania judge found guilty of taking bribes in exchange for supporting the construction of a juvenile detention center and ultimately sending young offenders to the facility lost his bid to reduce a 28-year sentence after a portion of his conviction was vacated two years ago.
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March 18, 2020
Ex-Judge In 'Kids For Cash' Scandal Seeks Reduced Sentence
A former state judge sentenced to 28 years in prison for his role in Pennsylvania's infamous "kids for cash" bribery scandal urged a federal judge Tuesday to reduce his sentence after the Third Circuit vacated a portion of his conviction due to ineffective counsel.
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January 09, 2018
Convicted 'Kids For Cash' Judge Gets Retrial On 3 Counts
A Pennsylvania federal judge on Monday ordered a new trial on three counts for a former state judge convicted of taking bribes in exchange for supporting a private juvenile detention facility, but convictions on nine other charges will remain in place.
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May 11, 2015
Prosecutors Want Kids-For-Cash Judge's Conviction Upheld
Federal prosecutors have fired back at former Pennsylvania judge Mark Ciavarella's bid to upend a conviction on racketeering and bribery charges for his role in the state's infamous kids-for-cash scandal, arguing in a brief that he had not been the victim of ineffective legal counseling.
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September 23, 2011
Ex-Judge Gets 17 1/2 Years In 'Kids For Cash' Scheme
The second Pennsylvania judge involved in a $2.8 million "kids for cash" scheme was sentenced in federal court Friday to 17 1/2 years in prison for directing juvenile offenders to private detention facilities in exchange for cash from contractors.
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August 11, 2011
Ex-Judge Gets 28 Years For $3M 'Kids For Cash' Scheme
Former Pennsylvania judge Mark Ciavarella Jr. was sentenced Thursday to 28 years in prison and about $1.2 million in restitution for his part in a $2.8 million bribery, kickback and extortion scheme to steer juvenile offenders from the public system to new private detention centers.