The judges sent first-time offenders as young as 8 to detention centers.
The judges sent first-time offenders as young as 8 to detention centers in the “kids-for-cash” scandal.In what is being called one of the worst judicial scandals in American history, two Pennsylvania judges will have to pay over $200 million in damages for their part in the “kids-for-cash” scheme thatJudges Mark Ciavarella and Michael Conahan were previously found guilty of a scheme that got them rich while thousands of kids were sent toFirst, the pair made $2.
. “Their cruel and despicable actions victimized a vulnerable population of young people, many of whom were suffering from emotional issues and mental health concerns.”During the trial, 282 people who were sent to jail because of the kickbacks testified against the judges as well as 32 parents. A full 79 of the people who testified were under 13 when they were locked up.
Perhaps the worst part of the case? The victims and their families will probably not see much, if any, of the $200 million in damages because the judges have few assets.
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Former Pa. judges who ran kids-for-cash jail scheme ordered to pay more than $200 millionMark Ciavarella and another judge, Michael Conahan, shut down a county-run juvenile detention center and accepted $2.8 million in illegal payments from the builder and co-owner of two for-profit lockups.
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Judges who sent children to for-profit jails for kickbacks ordered to pay more than $200 million in damagesTwo Pennsylvania judges who orchestrated a scheme to send children to for-profit jails in exchange for kickbacks were ordered to pay more than $200 million to hundreds who fell victim to their crimes.
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Kids-for-cash judges ordered to pay more than $200MA federal judge awarded $106 million in compensatory damages and $100 million in punitive damages to plaintiffs in a long-running civil suit against the judges.
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Kids-for-cash judges ordered to pay more than $200M to hundreds of Pennsylvania childrenTwo Pennsylvania judges who orchestrated a scheme to send children to for-profit jails in exchange for kickbacks have been ordered to pay more than $200 million to hundreds of children who fell victim to their crimes.
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Kids-for-cash judges ordered to pay more than $200MTwo Pennsylvania judges who orchestrated a scheme to send children to for-profit jails in exchange for kickbacks have been ordered to pay more than $200 million to hundreds of children who fell victim to their crimes
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