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Kids for Cash: Two Judges, Thousands of Children, and a $2.6 Million Kickback Scheme
By Ecenbarger, William
- ISBN
- 978-1-59558-684-1
- Publisher
- New Press, dist. by Perseus
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Library Journal
Reviewed on October 1, 2012 | Law & Crime
This exposé of judicial indiscretion, greed, and money laundering reads like a thriller. The setting is the Luzerne County, PA, juvenile court system between 2003 and 2008, when two judges mishandled the criminal cases of thousands of children. After presenting a rather unflattering history of the region, citing a “culture of corruption,” Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Ecenbarger describes the background and criminal activities that form the heart of...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
