SCRANTON, Pa. (AP) - January 26, 2009
Federal prosecutors say that President Judge Mark Ciavarella and
Judge Michael Conahan participated in a $2.6 million scheme to
defraud taxpayers by taking kickbacks related to the construction
of juvenile detention facilities in Luzerne County and elsewhere.
Prosecutors said Monday in a news release the scheme lasted from
January 2003 to April 2007.
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