The "Kids for Cash" Kickback Scheme | Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania | 1
American Scandal
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The Case of Kids for Cash
The case involved two county judges who orchestrated the construction of a for-profit juvenile detention center. In return, the judges received lucrative financial kickbacks in a scheme that came to be known as Kids for Cash. Countless children would have their lives upended. The FBI got involved after leading an investigation into the mafia. Victims and members of the press fought for years to get out the truth.
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