Victims OUTRAGED As Biden Commutes Sentence For "Kids for Cash" Judge
December 14, 2024
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as posted by the channelPresident Joe Biden is facing backlash from victims of the "Kids for Cash" scandal after commuting the sentence of a Pennsylvania judge connected to the case. Cenk Uygur, Yasmin Khan, and Brian Unger discuss on The Young Turks. Your Support is Crucial to the Show
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"President Joe Biden has faced criticism from victims of the so-called "Kids for Cash" scandal for commuting the sentence of a Pennsylvania judge involved in the scheme.
Michael Conahan was among the nearly 1,500 people placed under home confinement during the COVID-19 pandemic that Biden announced Thursday would have their sentences commuted.
Conahan was jailed alongside fellow Democrat judge Mark Ciavarella for sending thousands of children to privately run juvenile centers with disproportionate sentences in exchange for millions of dollars in kickbacks. Conahan was sentenced to 17.5 years in prison in 2011 after pleading guilty to racketeering conspiracy. He was released to home confinement under federal supervision in June 2020 with six years remaining on his sentence.
Sandy Fonzo, whose son died by suicide at age 23 after Ciavarella placed him in juvenile detention at age 17 for a minor drug paraphernalia charge, described Biden's commuting of Conahan's sentence as "deeply painful.""
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