U.S. v. CIAVARELLA

No. 11-3277.

716 F.3d 705 (2013)

UNITED STATES of America v. Mark CIAVARELLA, Jr., Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Opinion Filed: May 24, 2013.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Albert J. Flora, Jr., Esq. , [ARGUED], Wilkes-Barre, PA William Ruzzo, Esq. , Kingston, PA, Counsels for Appellant Mark Ciavarella, Jr.

Peter J. Smith, Esq. , United States Attorney, Gordon A.D. Zubrod, Esq. , Assistant United States Attorney, [ARGUED], Michael A. Consiglio, Esq. , Assistant United States Attorney, Office of United States Attorney, Ronald Reagan Federal Building, Harrisburg, PA, William S. Houser, Esq. , Assistant United States Attorney, Amy C. Phillips, Esq. , Assistant United States Attorney, Office of United States Attorney, Scranton, PA, for Appellee United States of America.

Before: RENDELL, FUENTES, and CHAGARES, Circuit Judges.


OPINION OF THE COURT

FUENTES, Circuit Judge:

Mark Ciavarella, a former state judge, was convicted by a jury in the Middle District of Pennsylvania of racketeering, honest services mail fraud, money laundering conspiracy, filing false tax returns, and several other related crimes. The charges resulted from the so-called "Kids for Cash" scandal that erupted in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania in late 2008. Ciavarella and his fellow judge, Michael Conahan, were...

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