Profiting Off Punishment: The Kids for Cash Scandal
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Get ready for one of the most sinister and heartbreaking frauds this week – the Kids for Cash scandal. Judges Mark Ciavarella and Michael Conahan turned Pennsylvania’s juvenile justice system into their very own cash cow, sentencing kids to private detention centers they secretly profited from. How else are you gonna clear $330,000 of credit card debt…? From denying legal representation to forcing minors into facilities over petty offenses, their scheme destroyed lives for kickbacks. Join us as we unravel their twisted web of greed and power with guests Marsha Levick co-founder of the Juvenile Law Center and Corene Kendrick of the ACLU.Follow The Show:Twitter: https://twitter.com/fraudstersLPNInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/fraudsterslpn/Discord: https://discord.gg/WRZ8zgusPTWebsite: https://fraudsters.fm/ Follow the Hosts: https://www.instagram.com/seenanow/?hl=enhttps://www.instagram.com/justin_williams_comedyhttps://twitter.com/arielleaty Follow Our Guests:https://x.com/ck94117https://x.com/marshalevick?lang=en Sources:https://www.congress.gov/congressional-record/volume-152/issue-30/extensions-of-remarks-section/article/E330-1https://ursdayton.org/about/https://thearc.org/https://www.timesleader.com/archive/330195/news-local-news-523246-ciavarellas-wife-files-for-divorce-2https://www.timesleader.com/top-stories/816416/ciavarella-denied-compassionate-releasehttps://www.bop.gov/inmateloc/https://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/21/us/21judge.html?searchResultPosition=1https://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/12/us/12brfs-JUDGESARECHA_BRF.html?searchResultPosition=13https://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/28/us/28judges.htmlhttps://graphics8.nytimes.com/packages/pdf/national/20090328_judges_charges.pdfhttps://www.newspapers.com/image/535978548/https://www.newspapers.com/image/508543336/https://jlc.org/news/lessons-kids-cash-part-2-all-children-must-have-access-legal-representation-courthttps://jlc.org/cases/am-v-luzerne-county-juvenile-detention-centerhttps://www.newspapers.com/image/504007342/ Clips:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xO-bXCdZpMwhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jdhsf1u3JVY Subscribe to SiriusXM Podcasts+ on Apple Podcasts to listen to ad-free new episodes.
