Former Pa. judges implicated in 'kids for cash' scandal plead not guilty to 48 countsSeptember 15th, 2009 Pa. judges plead not guilty in racketeering caseSCRANTON, Pa. — Two former Pennsylvania judges implicated in a "kids-for-cash" scandal on Tuesday pleaded not guilty to federal racketeering charges.
2 former NE Pa. judges charged with racketeering, money laundering in kids-for-cash schemeSeptember 9th, 2009 Former Pa. judges indicted in kids-for-cash schemeALLENTOWN, Pa. — Federal prosecutors have ratcheted up their pursuit of two former Pennsylvania judges accused of taking $2.8 million in kickbacks to place youth offenders in private detention centers.
Former Pa. judges in juvenile detention kickbacks case lose bid to keep fraud plea in placeAugust 24th, 2009 Judges in Pa. juvenile kickbacks case lose a roundALLENTOWN, Pa.
Pa. Supreme Court reverses itself, now wants to save records of judicial scandalAugust 3rd, 2009 Pa. high court: Save records of judicial scandalALLENTOWN, Pa. — The state Supreme Court bowed to pressure and abandoned its plan to destroy the records of thousands of juveniles who appeared before a corrupt judge between 2003 and 2008.
Federal judge rejects plea deals for 2 former Pa. judges in alleged $2.6M kickback schemeAugust 1st, 2009 Judge rejects plea deals for 2 ex-Pa. judgesPHILADELPHIA — A federal judge has rejected plea agreements for two northeastern Pennsylvania judges in a kickback scheme involving juvenile detention facilities.
Federal judge delays detention hearing for North Carolina terror suspectsJuly 29th, 2009 Judge delays detention hearing in NC terror caseRALEIGH, N.C. — A federal judge has delayed the detention hearing for seven North Carolina men accused of plotting violent jihad.
Pa. high court: Juveniles suing crooked judge who took money can keep their recordsJuly 23rd, 2009 Juveniles suing crooked Pa. judge can keep recordsALLENTOWN, Pa.
APNewsBreak: Pa. court's refusal to preserve records jeopardizes claims against corrupt judgeJuly 21st, 2009 Pa. court imperils suits against corrupt judgeALLENTOWN, Pa. — Thousands of youth offenders could lose the ability to recover damages from a corrupt judge because the state Supreme Court has refused to preserve key juvenile records, attorneys for victims of the scandal say.
Youth offenders victimized by corrupt Pa. judge want convictions tossed, retrials barredJuly 17th, 2009 Pa. youths want tainted convictions tossedWILKES-BARRE, Pa. — For years, prosecutors in northeastern Pennsylvania stood by and did nothing as a corrupt judge systematically violated the rights of more than 6,000 youth offenders who appeared in his courtroom, lawyers for some of the children asserted in court Friday.
Lawyer pleads guilty to role in $2.5M kickback scam involving northeastern Pa. juvenile casesJuly 1st, 2009 NE Pa. lawyer pleads guilty in $2.5M kickback scamSCRANTON, Pa. — A lawyer at the center of a $2.5 million kickback scheme involving a pair of corrupt judges and hundreds of juvenile criminal cases pleaded guilty in federal court Wednesday.
Tenn. boy accused of stealing medical supplies from ambulance while paramedics treated his momJune 30th, 2009 Boy allegedly steals from ambulance as mom treatedELIZABETHTON, Tenn. — A boy was arrested over the weekend on charges of stealing from an ambulance while paramedics were treating his mother.
Federal prosecutors: PA. lawyer, charged in $2.5M courthouse corruption case, to plead guiltyJune 10th, 2009 PA lawyer to plead guilty in $2.5M corruption caseHARRISBURG, Pa. — Federal prosecutors say a Pennsylvania lawyer who allegedly tried to cover up payments he made to a pair of judges in a $2.5 million corruption case will plead guilty.
W.Va. girl, 11, allegedly threatens 7-year-old sister with gun to force her to play with herMay 12th, 2009 Girl allegedly uses gun to force sister to playMARTINSBURG, W.Va. — Police said an 11-year-old girl threatened her 7-year-old sister with a gun to force the younger child to play with her on Monday at her grandmother's residence.
In juvenile court, 2 teens deny planning to shoot up Southern California high schoolMay 5th, 2009 2 teens deny planning to shoot up Calif. schoolPOMONA, Calif.
Federal judge in NYC closes piracy suspect's hearing to public because he may be a juvenileApril 21st, 2009 Fed judge in NYC closes piracy suspect's hearingNEW YORK — A federal judge in New York has determined that the sole survivor of a pirate attack on an American cargo ship off the Somali coast is an adult. On Tuesday, prosecutors and defense attorneys argued in a New York courtroom over whether Abdiwali Abdiqadir Muse is a juvenile or an adult.
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