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Robert Powell to Pay $4.75 Million in Corruption Settlement

An attorney caught up in a corruption scandal in Luzerne County will pay up to $4.75 million. According to court documents, Robert Powell has agreed to pay the ...

An attorney caught up in a corruption scandal in Luzerne County will pay up to $4.75 million.

According to court documents, Robert Powell has agreed to pay the money to juveniles improperly jailed in the so-called "Kids for Cash" scandal.

Federal prosecutors accused Powell of funneling nearly $1 million to former judges Michael Conahan and Mark Ciavarella to keep a private juvenile detention center full of kids.

Those judges are doing time in federal prison and Powell has been disbarred.

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