Luzerne County judges indicted kids-for-cash scheme
On September - 11 - 2009
Former Luzerne County Judges Mark Ciavarella Jr. and Michael Conahan are accused of taking kickbacks related to the construction of two youth detention facilities.
An indictment accuses the two former Pennsylvania judges of racketeering, bribery and extortion in connection with a $2.8 million scheme to funnel juvenile offenders to private detention centers.

Corrupt Judges Mark Ciavarella Jr. and Michael Conahan



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