Pa. High Court Dismisses Juvenile Convictions
The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania has dismissed thousands of juvenile convictions issued by a judge involved in a corruption scandal. The convictions were thrown out because the juveniles on trial did not get fair hearings, officials said Tuesday. More than five years’ worth of cases were thrown out, all of which were heard by disgraced [...]
Official Gets a Year in Prison for Abramoff Scandal
The former top procurement official in the cabinet of George W. Bush was recently sentenced to a year in prison for lying about his relationship with lobbyist Jack Abramoff. Paul Friedman, a United States District Judge, told David Safavian that he is being punished for lying to authorities investigating the Abramoff scandal. Safavian gave Abramoff [...]