Judge Convicted of Racketeering
Posted: Wed Feb 23, 2011 5:49 pm
Former Juvenile Court Judge Mark Ciavarella was convicted by a federal jury on 12 of 39 counts, including racketeering, for taking nearly $1 million to funnel thousands of kids into a privately run detention facility.
Ciavarella and a colleague had a reputation for giving extreme sentences for comparatively minor offenses. It was later determined they received almost $3 million in kickbacks so that they would send some 4,000 young offenders to a private juvenile facility run by associates of theirs.
Ciavarella, who still maintains that he is innocence, testified he viewed the money just as a finder's fee. He said he never took a dime for sending a juvenile anywhere. He remains free on bail awaiting sentencing.
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Ciavarella and a colleague had a reputation for giving extreme sentences for comparatively minor offenses. It was later determined they received almost $3 million in kickbacks so that they would send some 4,000 young offenders to a private juvenile facility run by associates of theirs.
Ciavarella, who still maintains that he is innocence, testified he viewed the money just as a finder's fee. He said he never took a dime for sending a juvenile anywhere. He remains free on bail awaiting sentencing.
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A judge on the pad ??? Get out !!!
