U.S. v. Ciavarella, No. 11-3277 (3rd Cir.) (716 F.3d 705) (May 24, 2013) (Judge Julio M. Fuentes)
This decision marks the culmination of the sordid “Kids for Cash” scandal that erupted in Pennsylvania in 2008, in which the defendant, Mark Ciavarella, a former state judge, and a number of cohorts, including a fellow judge, Michael Conahan, were convicted for accepting bribes and kickbacks in excess of $2.8 ...
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