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Kids-For-Cash PA Judge Michael Conahan’s Sentence Commuted By President Bide- Kids-For-Cash PA Judge Michael Conahan’s Sentence Commuted By President Bide-
Kids-For-Cash PA Judge Michael Conahan’s Sentence Commuted By President Bide- Michael Conahan, the disgraced former Luzerne County judge convicted in the "Kids for Cash" scandal, had his sentence commuted by President Joe Biden, the White House announced on Thursday, Dec. 12. Conahan, 71, was sentenced to 17 and a half years in prison in 2011 after pleading guilty to his role in a scheme where he and fellow Judge Mark Ciavarella accepted $2.6 million in kickbacks for sending juveniles to privately run detention centers. The case, widely known as the "Kids for Cash" scandal, involved hundreds of children, many of whom were sentenced for minor offenses without legal …

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