CEO says Pennsylvania school board REJECTED his offer to pay $22,000 in outstanding lunch bills
Daily Mail - Tue Jul 23, 2019
A Pennsylvania CEO said a local school board has rejected his offer to pay off $22,000 in outstanding lunch bills after the board threatened to send children whose parents are in debt to foster care. More»
Parents are warned their children could be put in foster care over lunch debt
NBC News - Fri Jul 19, 2019
"This is a failure to provide your child with proper nutrition and you can be sent to Dependency Court for neglecting your childs right to food," the Pennsylvania district wrote. More»
US judge pleads guilty to child prison scam
BBC - Thu Jul 22, 2010
Former Pennsylvania judge Michael Conahan has pleaded guilty to a racketeering conspiracy charge for helping put juvenile defendants behind bars in exchange for bribes. More»
A makeover for Pennsylvania's notorious kids-for-cash court
Associated Press - Sat May 16, 2009
WILKES-BARRE, Pennsylvania - For the first time since a jaw-dropping scandal involving crooked judges and troubled kids, voters in northeast Pennsylvania are getting a chance to assert themselves at the ballot box - and, perhaps, to start fixing the problems that have turned this former hub of coal mining into a hothouse of corruption. More»
Pennsylvania rocked by 'jailing kids for cash' scandal
CNN - Sun Mar 1, 2009
Pennsylvania - At a friends sleepover more than a year ago, 14-year-old Phillip Swartley pocketed change from unlocked vehicles in the neighborhood to buy chips and soft drinks. More»