Despite Red Flags About Judges, a Kickback Scheme Flourished

Mar. 28, 2009

Residents of Luzerne County, Pa., wondered what led two judges to send juveniles to detention centers in return for money in what authorities are calling the biggest legal scandal in state history.

Pa. Supreme Court orders teens cleared

HARRISBURG, Pa., March 27 (UPI) -- Teens sentenced by a judge who took bribes from private detention centers should have their records cleared, a Pennsylvania court said Thursday.

Pa. judges allegedly took payoffs

SCRANTON, Pa., Jan. 28 (UPI) -- Two Pennsylvania judges have agreed to plead guilty to taking kickbacks from the owners of juvenile detention centers, federal prosecutors say.

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Despite Red Flags About Judges, a Kickback Scheme Flourished

Pa. Supreme Court orders teens cleared

Pa. judges allegedly took payoffs