Hillary Transue’s Judge Tied to Mob
You may remember the Hillary Transue case where a high-school girl got the book thrown at her by an obviously corrupt judge for posting something disparaging on her MySpace page about a principal.
Well, it just get’s better and better for this cocksucker ex-judge, Michael T. Conahan.
Michael T. Conahan, one of the two Luzerne County, Pennsylvania judges convicted on fraud charges for taking more than $2.6 million kickbacks for dumping kids in privately run detention centers, “wrote a letter of reference in 2005 for the wife of an alleged associate of mob boss William ‘Big Billy’ D’Elia when she was seeking a license for an offshore Internet gambling site in the Caribbean”:
Friends of Ours: Judge Wrote Reference For Wife Of Reputed D’Elia Associate
Wait it get’s better. Guess who else is in trouble with the long arm of the law??
Yeah, Conahan’s cousin. Seems like Luzerne County, PA needs to bring in some Internal Affairs guys, huh?
LUZERNE COUNTY, PA – Luzerne County officials are reviewing changes in county vehicle procedures following a recent misuse incident in which the court administrator, William T. Sharkey Sr., who pleaded guilty to collecting more than $70,000 in county money, kept a county vehicle at his West Hazleton home for months during the investigation of his misconduct, according to www.citizensvoice.com
Luzerne County Examines Vehicle Fleet after Misuse Incident – News – Government Fleet
On Feb. 12, Ciavarella and Senior Judge Michael T. Conahan, Sharkey’s cousin, pleaded guilty to receiving $2.6 million in a kickback scheme to send juveniles to private detention facilities. Ciavarella approved Sharkey’s paid leave from work Aug. 20, a day after the FBI began looking for the forfeited gambling money Sharkey eventually admitted to stealing.
Luzerne County Examines Vehicle Fleet after Misuse Incident – News – Government Fleet
Additional Coverage:
Democracy Now! | Headlines for February 27, 2009
Judges Mark A. Ciavarella Jr. and Michael T. Conahan received $2.6 million in kickbacks while imprisoning children who often had no access to a lawyer. The case offers an extraordinary glimpse into…
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Luzerne County Examines Vehicle Fleet after Misuse Incident – News …
12, Ciavarella and Senior Judge Michael T. Conahan, Sharkey’s cousin, pleaded guilty to receiving $2.6 million in a kickback-scheme to send juveniles to private detention facilities. Ciavarella…
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The cases of Pennsylvania judges Mark A. Ciavarella, Jr. and Michael T. Conahan are an example of one of the only situations where I believe our States have a right to put someone to death based…
Michael T. Conahan | News | citizensvoice.com | The Citizens' Voice
Speculation swirled the first time former Luzerne County President Judge Michael T. Conahan resigned from the bench. Conahan relinquished his position on the Court of Common Pleas in January 2008,…
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