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    Mark Arthur Ciavarella Jr. (born March 3, 1950) is an American convicted felon and former President Judge of the Luzerne County Court of Common Pleas in...
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    Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, US. In 2008, judges Michael Conahan and Mark Ciavarella were convicted of accepting money in return for imposing harsh adjudications...
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    former Luzerne County Court of Common Pleas Judges Michael Conahan and Mark Ciavarella. The judges were charged with RICO after allegedly committing acts...
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  • 2020, to home confinement. Along with his fellow Luzerne County judge Mark Ciavarella, Conahan was found to be involved in the Pennsylvania "kids for cash"...
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  • the aftermath of the Kids for cash scandal, former President Judge Mark Ciavarella of the Luzerne County Court of Common Pleas has also cited the Supreme...
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  • Connor fined convicted former Luzerne County Juvenile Court judges Mark Ciavarella and Michael Conahan $106 million in compensatory damages and $100 million...
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  • to pay 874,000 dollars in restitution. Unlike Conahan, former judge Mark Ciavarella did not accept a plea agreement and completely denied allegations of...
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  • Abner Louima incident. In 2009, Pennsylvania juvenile court judges Mark Ciavarella and Michael Conahan pleaded guilty in the "kids for cash" scandal of...
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  • involvement in the kids for cash scandal. Judges Michael Conahan and Mark Ciavarella pleaded guilty to receiving $2.6 million in payments from PA Child...
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  • Counsel v. Mark A. Ciavarella, Jr. "Eight Years into His 28-Year Prison Sentence, 'Kids-for-Cash' Judge Ciavarella Disbarred". "Ex-judge Ciavarella disbarred"...
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