Will the hammer of justice finally come down on Luzerne County corruption? (Scranton: city hall, layoffs)

[W-B proud]

There will be a news conference today at 1:30 pm on the results of the corruption investigation into the Luzerne County courthouse. This has been a very long time coming. People in Luzerne County have lost complete hope and faith in our county government, and justice system. As embarrassing, and shameful as this is, I pray it will be the beginning of a new era of good, honest government, the way our forefathers envisioned it to be. The citizens of this county have been abused by our so called "leaders" for generations, and finally there may be a light at the end of this long tunnel. I hope the hammer of justice comes down very hard on these weasles!!!

[SteelCityRising]

I am eagerly awaiting the arrival of 1:30 PM. I hope this press conference is covered LIVE by at least one local news network, and I also hope that this will be one hell of a large, sweeping "shakedown" of sorts. Living in Luzerne County is an utter EMBARRASSMENT anymore (why do you think I tell everyone I live in "the suburbs of Scranton?!)

[W-B proud]

Originally Posted by ScranBarre

I am eagerly awaiting the arrival of 1:30 PM. I hope this press conference is covered LIVE by at least one local news network, and I also hope that this will be one hell of a large, sweeping "shakedown" of sorts. Living in Luzerne County is an utter EMBARRASSMENT anymore (why do you think I tell everyone I live in "the suburbs of Scranton?!)

You can claim to be from the suburbs of Scranton all you want to, but the fact remains that you live in Luzerne County, and your taxes go to corrupt Luzerne County government. You are a Luzerne County resident, just like me. You should be much more concerned about what is happening in our own back yard, then worrying about what is happening in Scranton, which isn't even in our county.

[cathyde]

Originally Posted by ScranBarre

I am eagerly awaiting the arrival of 1:30 PM. I hope this press conference is covered LIVE by at least one local news network, and I also hope that this will be one hell of a large, sweeping "shakedown" of sorts. Living in Luzerne County is an utter EMBARRASSMENT anymore (why do you think I tell everyone I live in "the suburbs of Scranton?!)

I thought I had heard that WILK-AM radio was going to cover the press conference live. I hope this helps!

[retrovintage]

It's about time this has happened.

Ciavarella has been under the watchful eye of many for years because of his misdeeds. He has repeatedly sent children to the two juvenile facilities for his own financial gain. Granted some of these juveniles deserved to be there, not all of them did.

Funny though, I remember about 2yrs ago there was a boy, dragged out of school and placed in front of him and remanded to the juvenile facility. The boy was a student at WVW Middle School at the time. The mother was not notified of what had taken place until afterwards. The boy was also in the court without representation/legal counsel. The boy apparently witnessed a student with a knife, off of school property, and after school hours. The kid with the knife had a court hearing and this boy didn't show up (was just told to attend by an officer and not given any paperwork, parent(s) not notified of any court date to ensure his presence). Long story short, the boy taken from the school and remanded got out about a week later. Ciavarella was probably given a lecture that he ignored.

I am sure that they will be following through with the others involved - the owner of PA Childcare both in Pittston and in Western, Pa and Frank Vita who did the psych evals (also Conahan's brother in law).

I still can't believe that these two ex-judges were able to walk out of the Courthouse freely and not remanded themselves right away as they have done to others.

So we now have three judges no longer in the Courthouse, layoffs were high and some forced into early retirement. Who is really minding the store?

[memoriesbre]

What a mess. This is what government gets away with. I don't trust any of em.

[nkotb]

Is the almighty dollar worth your integrity. These guys aren't young. Didn't life teach them anything ?? Its mind boggling to me. I'd be mortified if I got caught stealing a pack of gum !!

[SteelCityRising]

So once the parents of these juveniles who were wrongly admitted into the PA Child Care juvenile detention facility in Pittston Township start filing massive law suits against Luzerne County, who will be footing the tab for these settlements? I'm GLAD I'll be moving into Lackawanna County next year!

[drsmiley06]

What in the world is going on with Luzerne County these days? I've lived all over the world and now live in luzerne county and I've never seen corruption this bad. It seems like everyday I see something in the paper or online about the county commissioners or others in county government that are getting into trouble, whether it's from debt card fraud, judges taking money, or officials getting arrested for DUI's. Anyone care to shed light on this issue?

[Mr Yuk]

What makes me wonder is why these Luzerne County judges are being singled out. I agree with them being indicted, but they are far from the only politicians taking kickbacks, especially in NE PA. I would think the feds would have a field day if they investigated Scranton city hall and Lackawanna County government. But what (or who) is keeping them away? Why do certain politicians get arrested, while others are left alone to continue to rip off the taxpayers to make themselves and their cronies rich?