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PENNSYLVANIA CRIMINAL D.O.J. BASELINE.


PITCH TAR & FEATHERS MAY BE IN THESE CRIMINAL TRAITOR'S FUTURES, AND OR SOME OTHER FORM OF

'NO KNOCK CRIMINAL ADJUDICATION' !!!%

A longtime 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.


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THIS CRIMINAL CLOWN IN A GOWN WAS RELEASED FROM PRISON 6 YEARS EARLY FOR COVID-19 CONCERNS !!!%

Kids-For-Cash Judge Released From Prison Over Virus ConcernsA former Pennsylvania judge involved in a scheme to send children to a for-profit jail in exchange for kickbacks was released from federal prison with six years left on his sentence because of coronavirus concerns.


By Associated Press, Wire Service Content June 23, 2020


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Michael Conahan, 68, was sent home from the low-security Federal Correctional Institution in Miami last Friday on a 30-day furlough that could lead to permanent home confinement for the remainder of his sentence, the officials said .


D.O.J. CRIMINALS PROTECTING FELLOW

D.O.J. CRIMINALS = ANOTHER CRIMINAL ACT !!!%

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