• Judge Found Guilty of Crooked, Bribed Sentencing
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[B]A federal jury on Friday found a former Pennsylvania judge guilty in a so-called kids-for-cash scheme, in which he took money in exchange for sending juvenile offenders to for-profit detention centers.[/B] [I]Former Luzerne County Judge Mark Ciavarella Jr. was accused of taking $2.8 million in bribes and kickbacks for putting juveniles into detention centers owned by friends. The jury in Scranton found him guilty of racketeering, money-laundering conspiracy, fraud and filing false income tax returns. The jury found him not guilty, however, of seven counts of extortion and 10 counts of bribery. The former judge faces a maximum sentence of 157 years in prison. The jury also ruled he must forfeit $997,600. "The jury did its job," said U.S. Attorney Peter Smith afterward in a news conference broadcast on local radio. In trial testimony, Ciavarella, who presided over the Luzerne County Juvenile Court, denied he accepted money but did admit hiding funds from the Internal Revenue Service. Ciavarella, 60, was a judge for 14 years. Prosecutors said he took kickbacks from Robert Mericle, the builder of the PA Child Care detention center near Wilkes Barre, and from Robert Powell, a co-owner of the center. According to prosecutors, Ciavarella threatened to send juveniles somewhere else if he did not get cash from the men. Assistant U.S. Attorney Gordon Zubrod said following the verdict that the court system during the time of Ciavarella and another judge, Michael Conahan, was a "criminal enterprise." The other judge, Conahan, pleaded guilty last year to one count of racketeering conspiracy. He has not been sentenced. In 2009, both judges were offered plea agreements that would have resulted in 87 months in prison. But those offers were subsequently nullified by U.S. District Judge Edwin Kosik, who deemed them insufficient. Kosik presided over the Ciavarella case.[/I] [URL]http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/02/18/us-crime-kidsforcash-idUSTRE71H7QJ20110218[/URL] I was watching CNN and a mom was talking about her kid shooting himself in the heart after being sentenced. :smith: There's a video of her lashing out here: [URL]http://www.wilknewsradio.com/LATEST-AUDIO--Distraught-mom--Ciavarella--Prosecut/9233873[/URL]
Was this the guy that Moore talked about in Capitalism: A Love Story? I remember a story about a judge getting payoffs to send kids to for-profit prisons.
[QUOTE=Zeke129;28161829]Was this the guy that Moore talked about in Capitalism: A Love Story? I remember a story about a judge getting payoffs to send kids to for-profit prisons.[/QUOTE] Not sure, but a quick Google seems to confirm that.
Ugh this is disgusting.
Sick fuck.
What a fucking knob head.
sigh
Too bad there's nothing they can charge him with in relation to that kid's suicide.
A [B]BACKWOODS [/B]yet[B] CORPORATE HELLHOLE [/B]people... :tinfoil:
What a glorious nation.
If they want to find more judges taking bribes they should head to California.
[QUOTE=Zeke129;28162853]Too bad there's nothing they can charge him with in relation to that kid's suicide.[/QUOTE] Don't think it will be necessary. [quote]The former judge faces a maximum sentence of 157 years in prison. [/quote]
99% sure this was a Law and Order episode.
Disgusting.
USA is a pretty fucked up country "Best country in the world" my ass it is !
[QUOTE=Orki;28164654]USA is a pretty fucked up country "Best country in the world" my ass it is ![/QUOTE] Yes, it is fucked up, but our government does not shoot live ammo at our protesters... Yet.
Judge should be ashamed.
Remember seeing a plot like this on SVU.
[QUOTE=Orki;28164654]USA is a pretty fucked up country "Best country in the world" my ass it is ![/QUOTE] We are a separation of 50 mini-countries_basically) in a very large country, with over 300 million people. When you have such a large area, and so many people, you're bound to have corrupt officials. That doesn't make it right, but you forget about all of the good things that happen here when all everyone talks about is the cunts that fuck things up. At least, next time, use the state name IN the US, not just 'THE USA'. :P I mean, seriously, we have states larger than most countries, lol.
[QUOTE=hegrec;28164838]Yes, it is fucked up, but our government does not shoot live ammo at our protesters... Yet.[/QUOTE] Yeah, because the protesters would eventually start to shoot back. I'm glad this dirtbag get a chance at that plea agreement, now he can rot in jail.
[QUOTE=hegrec;28164838]Yes, it is fucked up, but our government does not shoot live ammo at our protesters... Yet.[/QUOTE] The American law & justice system is up it's own ass though.
I'm sure he'll get some meaningless slap on the wrist.
[QUOTE=Orki;28164654]USA is a pretty fucked up country "Best country in the world" my ass it is ![/QUOTE] Are you serious I can't tell if you're serious Are you really [I][B]that dense!?![/B][/I]
[QUOTE=HolyCrusade;28167661]Are you serious I can't tell if you're serious Are you really [I][B]that dense!?![/B][/I][/QUOTE] To be fair, America does go on and on about Land of the Free, Home of the Brave and Justice and Liberty for All when most of it is bullshit.
[QUOTE=hegrec;28164838]Yes, it is fucked up, but our government does not shoot live ammo at our protesters... Yet.[/QUOTE] [url]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kent_State_University#Kent_State_shootings[/url]
157 years for a judge accepting bribes and a 20 year sentence for a guy who made an offensive youtube video. While accepting bribes is a bad thing, especially for his victims, I feel there are worse crimes more deserving of a 157 year long sentence. Seriously.
All judges are crooked.
[I]A hundred and fifty seven [/I]years?! :byodood:
[QUOTE=Ray-The-Sun;28167881][I]A hundred and fifty seven [/I]years?! :byodood:[/QUOTE] Good riddance I say haha.
[QUOTE=Nerts;28167748]To be fair, America does go on and on about Land of the Free, Home of the Brave and Justice and Liberty for All when most of it is bullshit.[/QUOTE] Yeah a single corrupt judge makes the entire country bullshit Maybe I should move out since the US is a cesspool of all that is evil [editline]20th February 2011[/editline] [QUOTE=Broseidon;28167842]157 years for a judge accepting bribes and a 20 year sentence for a guy who made an offensive youtube video. While accepting bribes is a bad thing, especially for his victims, I feel there are worse crimes more deserving of a 157 year long sentence. Seriously.[/QUOTE] Um he destroyed the lives of many people and even got a kid to commit suicide for monetary gain
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