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Mark Ciavarella Jr., Judge, Gets 28 Years In 'Kids For Cash' Case
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| Contributor | Scott³ |
| Last Edited | Scott³ Aug 11, 2011 11:33am |
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| Category | News |
| Author | MICHAEL RUBINKAM |
| Media | Website - Huffington Post |
| News Date | Thursday, August 11, 2011 05:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | "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." |
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