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This is a list of notable U.S. state officials convicted of only certain federal public corruption offenses for conduct while in office. The list is organized by office. Acquitted officials are not listed (if an official was acquitted on some counts, and convicted on others, the counts of conviction are list
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 Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, who was involved, along with fellow judge Michael Conahan, in the "kids for cash" scandal in 2008, [4] for which he was sentenced to 28 years in federal prison in 2011.
For convenience, all Pennsylvania politicians convicted of crimes should be included in this category. This includes all Pennsylvania politicians that can also be found in the subcategories. This includes all Pennsylvania politicians that can also be found in the subcategories.
The state Legislature reauthorized support for cameras used on school bus stop arms to fine motorists who ignore the signs. Convictions for driving past school bus stop arms are up 47% in Pennsylvania
Patino faces a maximum of one year in prison for each conviction, but the federal courts use sentencing guidelines that almost always impose lesser penalties. Patino’s sentence also could entail ...
Harvey Weinstein’s legal team saw some hope on the horizon when Bill Cosby’s indecent assault conviction was overturned three years ago by Pennsylvania’s top court. “The Pennsylvania ...
A statement from the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania outlined the charges against the two judges on January 26, 2009. The charges outlined in the information [25] described actions between 2000 and 2007 by both judges to assist in the construction and population of private juvenile facilities operated by the two Pennsylvania Child Care companies, acting in an ...
Pennsylvania media referred to this scandal as "bonusgate." [3] Originally the investigation centered on Democratic and Republican Caucuses (top state committees of each party) in each of the state's two chambers, the Senate and the House of Representatives. Democrats dominated the investigate in the highly (at that time) Democratic state. [4]