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Judges indicted in kids-for-cash scheme - allegedly took $2.8 million in payoffs to lockup juvenile

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Hillary Transue says she did not have an attorney, nor was she informed of her right to one in 2007, when she was sentenced by Luzerne County Judge Mark Ciavarella, who is accused of taking kickbacks to send kids to detention centers.

ALLENTOWN, Pennsylvania - An indictment accuses two former Pennsylvania judges of racketeering, bribery and extortion in connection with a $2.8 million scheme to funnel youth offenders to private detention centers.

A federal grand jury returned the 48-count indictment late Wednesday afternoon. It was made available to the public Thursday morning.

Former Luzerne County Judges Mark Ciavarella Jr. and Michael Conahan are accused of taking kickbacks related to the construction of two youth detention facilities.

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