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11 Aug 2011, 10:39 am
leejosepho wrote:
Dox47 wrote:
I tried to get people riled up about this a few months back with a slew of Reason articles on the outrageous ways the justice system has been perverted. It didn't take as well as I'd have hoped, but good luck to you with it.
I remember your efforts there, and maybe I should have listened more closely.
Same here.
Here's a little gem from my state that I read today:
Quote:
Pa. judge gets 28 years in 'kids for cash' case
Published - Aug 11 2011 09:31AM EST
By MICHAEL RUBINKAM - Associated Press
SCRANTON, Pa. — A longtime northeastern Pennsylvania judge has been ordered to spend nearly three decades in prison for his role in a massive juvenile justice bribery scandal that prompted the state's high court to toss thousands of convictions.
Former Luzerne County Judge Mark Ciavarella Jr. was sentenced Thursday to 28 years in federal prison for taking $1 million in bribes from the builder of a pair of juvenile detention centers in a case that became known as "kids-for-cash."
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court tossed about 4,000 convictions issued by Ciavarella between 2003 and 2008, saying he violated the constitutional rights of the juveniles, including the right to legal counsel and the right to intelligently enter a plea.
Ciavarella, 61, was tried and convicted of racketeering charges earlier this year. His attorneys had asked for a "reasonable" sentence in court papers, saying, in effect, that he's already been punished enough.
"The media attention to this matter has exceeded coverage given to many and almost all capital murders, and despite protestation, he will forever be unjustly branded as the `Kids for Cash' judge," their sentencing memo said.
Federal prosecutors accused Ciavarella and a second judge, Michael Conahan, of taking more than $2 million in bribes from the builder of the PA Child Care and Western PA Child Care detention centers and extorting hundreds of thousands of dollars from the facilities' co-owner.
Ciavarella, known for his harsh and autocratic courtroom demeanor, filled the beds of the private lockups with children as young as 10, many of them first-time offenders convicted of petty theft and other minor crimes.
The judge remained defiant after his arrest, insisting the payments were legal and denying he incarcerated youths for money.
The jury returned a mixed verdict following a February trial, convicting him of 12 counts, including racketeering and conspiracy, and acquitting him of 27 counts, including extortion. The guilty verdicts related to a payment of $997,600 from the builder.
Conahan, meanwhile, pleaded guilty last year and awaits sentencing.
Published - Aug 11 2011 09:31AM EST
By MICHAEL RUBINKAM - Associated Press
SCRANTON, Pa. — A longtime northeastern Pennsylvania judge has been ordered to spend nearly three decades in prison for his role in a massive juvenile justice bribery scandal that prompted the state's high court to toss thousands of convictions.
Former Luzerne County Judge Mark Ciavarella Jr. was sentenced Thursday to 28 years in federal prison for taking $1 million in bribes from the builder of a pair of juvenile detention centers in a case that became known as "kids-for-cash."
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court tossed about 4,000 convictions issued by Ciavarella between 2003 and 2008, saying he violated the constitutional rights of the juveniles, including the right to legal counsel and the right to intelligently enter a plea.
Ciavarella, 61, was tried and convicted of racketeering charges earlier this year. His attorneys had asked for a "reasonable" sentence in court papers, saying, in effect, that he's already been punished enough.
"The media attention to this matter has exceeded coverage given to many and almost all capital murders, and despite protestation, he will forever be unjustly branded as the `Kids for Cash' judge," their sentencing memo said.
Federal prosecutors accused Ciavarella and a second judge, Michael Conahan, of taking more than $2 million in bribes from the builder of the PA Child Care and Western PA Child Care detention centers and extorting hundreds of thousands of dollars from the facilities' co-owner.
Ciavarella, known for his harsh and autocratic courtroom demeanor, filled the beds of the private lockups with children as young as 10, many of them first-time offenders convicted of petty theft and other minor crimes.
The judge remained defiant after his arrest, insisting the payments were legal and denying he incarcerated youths for money.
The jury returned a mixed verdict following a February trial, convicting him of 12 counts, including racketeering and conspiracy, and acquitting him of 27 counts, including extortion. The guilty verdicts related to a payment of $997,600 from the builder.
Conahan, meanwhile, pleaded guilty last year and awaits sentencing.
Such an outrage. I love the bit in the bold about the "unjust" branding of this judge, as is there's some false persecution going on here. Like we're supposed to feel bad for this guy.
(Just figured out how to block it. So much nicer than italics
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12 Aug 2011, 8:21 am
12 Aug 2011, 8:27 am
leejosepho wrote:
number5 wrote:
... I love the bit in the bold about the "unjust" branding of this judge, as is there's some false persecution going on here. Like we're supposed to feel bad for this guy.
Many years ago, a judge in the Florida Keys began ordering people to wear ankle-bracelet "tethers" ... and it was then discovered he was the owner of the company supplying them!
Shocking!
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12 Aug 2011, 8:29 am
number5 wrote:
leejosepho wrote:
number5 wrote:
... I love the bit in the bold about the "unjust" branding of this judge, as is there's some false persecution going on here. Like we're supposed to feel bad for this guy.
Many years ago, a judge in the Florida Keys began ordering people to wear ankle-bracelet "tethers" ... and it was then discovered he was the owner of the company supplying them!
Shocking!
... and as I recall, he then quit the bench so he could continue his pursuit.
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