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10. The Judges (Kids for Cash)

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Michael Conahan and the Construction of PA Child Care

Judge Mark Schiverela helped build PA child care, the first privately owned juvenile detention center in Lusern County. Robert Miracle was so grateful for the contract that he offered a fine-ders fee of $2 million to judge Michael Conahan. Edward Kinsakowski Jr., a high school wrestler whose talent put him within reach of a collegiate scholarship, spent his entire senior year behind bars.

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