Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p Michael T. Conahan is a convicted felon and former judge from Luzerne County, Pennsylvaniawho committed the "Kids for cash" scandal in2008 with fellow judge Mark Ciavarella.Conahan, as president judge, used his budgetary discretion to stop funding thecounty public youth detention facility and agreed to send teens instead to a new private facility. He is accused of agreeing to generate at least $1.3 million per year in costs that could be billed to taxpayers in exchange for kickbacks. He originally pleaded guilty to charges, but later withdrew hisplea. Afterward, he was indicted along with Ciavarellaon charges of money laundering, fraud and racketeering. He eventually plead guilty again, and on September 23, 2011, he was sentenced to 17.5 years in prison and ordered to pay $874,000 in restitution.. }
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- Michael_Conahan abstract "Michael T. Conahan is a convicted felon and former judge from Luzerne County, Pennsylvaniawho committed the "Kids for cash" scandal in2008 with fellow judge Mark Ciavarella.Conahan, as president judge, used his budgetary discretion to stop funding thecounty public youth detention facility and agreed to send teens instead to a new private facility. He is accused of agreeing to generate at least $1.3 million per year in costs that could be billed to taxpayers in exchange for kickbacks. He originally pleaded guilty to charges, but later withdrew hisplea. Afterward, he was indicted along with Ciavarellaon charges of money laundering, fraud and racketeering. He eventually plead guilty again, and on September 23, 2011, he was sentenced to 17.5 years in prison and ordered to pay $874,000 in restitution.".