Kids for Cash is a 2013 documentary film about the kids for cash scandal which unfolded in 2008 over judicial kickbacks in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kids_for_Cash In the documentary, former judge Michael Conahan plead guilty to the corrupt kids for cash scandal and admitted his involvement in the scam. Conahan admits to his crime and accepts the plea agreement. As of the time of the documentary he is awaiting sentencing and on September 23, 2011 he was sentenced to 17.5 years in prison and ordered to pay 874,000 dollars in restitution. Unlike Conahan, former judge Mark Ciavarella did not accept a plea agreement and completely denied allegations of his involvement in the kids for cash scam. He and his family went very far in accusing Conahan of lying about the scam and made it explicitly clear that Ciavarella was being falsely accused of a crime he did not commit. As a result he was sentenced to 28 years in prison, 10.5 more years that Conahan. Had he admitted to his crimes, Ciavarella may have had a lesser sentence similar to that of Conahan.
Posted on: Mon, 26 Jan 2015 21:29:42 +0000
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