Global Affairs and Finance October 24, 2009
40Global Affairs and Finance October 24, 2009
Global Affairs and Finance October 24, 2009
NATO is supporting the strategy laid out by Gen. Stanley A. McChrystal, which is increasing pressure on the Obama administration to send troops to Afghanistan before the runoff election results.
Arizona state officials will be seeking private ownership of 9 of the state’s 10 prison complexes, which contain over 40,000 inmates.
The current Mayor of New York, Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg has broken records for spending his own private money for re-election with a total of $85 million.
In a contentious speech on Friday, President Obama took aim at business interests that have lobbied against his energy bill moving through Congress.
Nokia is bringing a lawsuit against Apple for patent infringement, claiming that the iPhone infringes on many of Nokia’s patents.
The White House and Democrats will be courting medical doctors this week for support of healthcare reform.
A new treaty endorsed today will help protect and assist those uprooted from their homes due to war and natural disasters in Africa.
The Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO), in a move to help the billion people around the world suffering from hunger, has published a “how to” guide providing the tools for governments to assist in this basic human right.
The sporadic fighting between government forces and Alhouthi rebels has caused many displaced families from the embattled Sa Ada province in Northern Yemen. Many of these displaced families are arriving in the Al Mazrak camp.
There were high-level meetings and a possible peace pact between Somalia’s Transitional Federal Government (TFG) and their Islamic militant opponents.
The United Nations is asking that any decisions on climate change made in Copenhagen in December should include riders on human rights and adequate housing.
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I am confident someone is making money off of this.
No doubt.
http://edition.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/02/23/pennsylvan
http://sunshinereview.org/index.php/Former_Pennsyl
Accusations
The two judges have been accused of accepting illegal payments from two people related to two juvenile detention centers in Pittston Township and Butler County.
Attorney Robert J. Powell, 49, is a former co-owner of the centers and has admitted to paying $770,000 to the judges. Powell pleaded guilty to failing to report a felony and abetting a conspiracy.
He now faces a maximum of 5½ years in prison, but is more likely to serve 21 to 27 months. Apparently, he secretly recorded conversations he had with the judges, as federal investigators requested.
Federal prosecutors say the wealthy developer who built both detention centers, Robert K. Mericle, paid the two judges more than $2 million. Mericle faces up to three years for failing to report a felony, but could face probation or a several month prison sentence under a plea agreement.[1]
[edit] Repercussions
The scandal has sparked a corruption probe that has led to charges against four public school officials, two high-ranking county court officials, a county jury commissioner and a billing clerk at public sewage treatment facility.
A Berks County judge has recommended that the high court clear the records of every juvenile that Ciavarella sentenced between 2003 and 2008, which is about 4,500 to 6,500 cases. The state Supreme Court appointed the judge who recommended this to review Ciavarella’s tenure as the county’s juvenile court judge.[1]
Thanks for the input. I am not surprised unfortunately.
Ralph Deeds says:
2 months ago
Privatizing prisons in Arizona. Bad idea. I wonder who owns stock in the private prison. I hope nobody in the law enforcement community as was the case with a judge, prosecutor, et al, in Pensylvania recently. They saw to it that there were no vacancies in the juvenile facility.