Friday, August 22, 2008

New FBI raid on Luzerne County Justice

The ever widening Federal investigation of corruption in the Luzerne County Justice System took a new turn with Fresh FBI raids and boxes of evidence seized form the Clerk of Courts and Court Treasurer. It is very apparent the focus of the Federal investigation has centered on two men Judge Michael T.Conahan and Judge Mark A. Ciavarella Jr.

Allegations of financial gain,perverted justice,association with common criminals for financial gain,steering public funds for private gain, the list is endless!

It is apparent the two judges should not be counting on retirement living in Florida, instead they will be spending their golden years at Club Fed!

Perverted Justice becomes Justice Served!


Luzerne County court probe widens



BY MICHAEL R. SISAK AND DAVE JANOSKI
STAFF WRITERS
Published: Friday, August 22, 2008
Updated: Friday, August 22, 2008 4:30 AM EDT
WILKES-BARRE — Federal agents investigating the alleged theft of funds from the Luzerne County court administrator’s office served subpoenas this week on that office and two others within the county courthouse, Luzerne County District Attorney Jackie Musto Carroll said Thursday.

Agents from the FBI served the subpoenas Tuesday on the county treasurer’s office and the clerk of courts office, as well as the court administrator’s office, Ms. Musto Carroll said.

“My office and myself are working closely with the FBI,” Ms. Musto Carroll said. “They’ve been here and they’ll continue to be here.”

Deputy Treasurer Dominick DePolo, who on Wednesday confirmed agents were in his office looking for “court-related stuff,” said Thursday he was unaware other county offices were also being investigated.

The treasurer’s office collects, invests and disburses county funds and issues various permits and licenses, such as for hunting and fishing.

“I’m presuming they will be back,” Mr. DePolo said of the agents. “That was sort of indicated.”

Court Administrator William T. Sharkey, whose office performs the managerial functions of the county court system, including scheduling and budgeting, is on a monthlong leave of absence and could not be reached for comment.

Mr. Sharkey’s deputy, John P. Mulroy, and Peter J. Adonizio, a special court administrator, did not return a message left for comment. President Judge Mark A. Ciavarella Jr., who oversees the Office of Court of Administration, did not return a telephone message.

Paul McGarry, the director of court administrative services, said he was unaware of the investigation until he watched a report about it Thursday on a local television news broadcast.

Clerk of Courts Robert F. Reilly, whose office maintains the records of criminal cases prosecuted within the county, was said to be on vacation this week and could not be reached for comment.

FBI spokeswoman Jerri Williams said Wednesday she could not confirm or deny that subpoenas had been served.

The same investigators who served the subpoenas on the three county offices Tuesday searched the offices of the Luzerne County juvenile probation department in June, seizing records, contracts and other documents related to the detention and treatment of juvenile offenders since 2002.

FBI agents inspected documents involving the placement of juveniles at the Pennsylvania Child Care facility in Pittston Twp. and the Western Pennsylvania Child Care facility in Butler County.

The facilities were co-owned until June by Robert J. Powell, a prominent attorney with financial ties to Judge Ciavarella and Senior Judge Michael T. Conahan.

Contact the writers: msisak@citizensvoice.com, djanoski@citizensvoice.com

source Citizens Voice

Wednesday, August 20, 2008

Who Will Obama Choose?

Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius is my Psychic guess!

We will see in the next day or so and Barack Obama will have to choose by Saturday since a campaign event with his new Vice-presidential choice is planed at the Illinois State Capitol.

This is more a hunch than a guess and let me explain why.

Hilliary Clinton polled 21 million votes in the Democratic Primaries and you do not snub the millions who voted for a WOMAN with a safe dull white male.

Not when you profess to be the candidate of change!

Joe Biden is not change!

So what about Hillary? Not a chance Bill put the kibosh on that with public contempt for Obama and its rumored Obamas wife absolutely detests Hillary Rodham Clinton.

And who needs Hillary anyway, she is divisive and polarizing and comes with considerable baggage otherwise known as no. 42!

Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius is popular in a GOP dominated Kansas and brings a Governors perspective and balance to the ticket.



A long shot in my opinion will be Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine.

One other prediction if Obama chooses Sebelius John McCain will be under considerable pressure to choose an "exciting" and "unconventional" vice-president.

After all If A Black man and White woman are running for President how will John McCain and Mitt Romney look to America?



Like last century's power couple!

If Obama goes with the SWG (Safe White Guy) he will squander his best chance for change and election.

McCain would then surely pick Mitt Romney for V.P, since Obama will have given him the political cover to play it safe. Sure a signifigant number of Christo-Fundys will refuse to vote for a Mormon but they wouldn't vote for a Goldwater-Non Social Con Maverick anyway!

Just my two cents!