Biden pardons judge who accepted bribes in sentences for minors

The Kids for Cash scandal revolved around judicial bribery involving two judges from the Luzerne County Court of Common Pleas in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, USA. In 2008, Judges Michael Conahan and Mark Ciavarella were convicted of accepting money in exchange for imposing harsh sentences on minors to increase the occupancy of a private prison operated by PA Child Care.