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The two former Pennsylvania judges who orchestrated the scheme have been ordered to pay hundreds of people they victimized in one of the worst judicial scandals in U.S. history.
Attorneys familiar with the case suggest the hefty $200 million penalty sets an example to any judge who dares abuse their power.
Two former Pennsylvania judges who orchestrated a scheme to send children to for-profit jails in exchange for kickbacks were ordered to pay more than $200
The two former Pennsylvania judges who orchestrated the scheme have been ordered to pay hundreds of people they victimized in one of the worst judicial scandals in U.S. history.
Former Pennsylvania county judges Mark Ciavarella and Michael Conahan were fined over $200 million for orchestrating a scheme send children as young as 8 to for-profit jails in exchange for kickbacks.