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'Kids for cash' judge gets 28 years prison in bribery RICO case

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Pennsylvania supreme court overturned around 4,000 of ex Judge Mark Ciavarella convictions

Mark Ciavarella Jr took $1m in bribes from the builder of two detention centres in return for filling them with juvenile offenders

Federal prosecutors accused Ciavarella and a second judge, Michael Conahan, of taking more than $2m in bribes from the builder of the PA Child Care and Western PA Child Care detention centres and extorting hundreds of thousands of dollars from the facilities' co-owner.

Ciavarella, known for his harsh and autocratic courtroom demeanour, filled the beds of the private lockups with children as young as 10, many of them first-time offenders convicted of petty theft and other minor crimes.

The judge remained defiant after his arrest, insisting the payments were legal and denying he incarcerated youths for money.

The jury returned a mixed verdict following a February trial, convicting him on 12 counts, including racketeering and conspiracy, and acquitting him on 27 counts, including extortion. The guilty verdicts related to a payment of $997,600 from the builder.

Ex judge Conahan, meanwhile, pleaded guilty last year and awaits sentencing.

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http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/aug/11/kids-for-cash-judge-pennsy
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