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Michael T. Conahan (born April 21, 1952) is a convicted felon and former judge from Luzerne County, Pennsylvania who was involved in the "Kids for cash" scandal in 2008 with fellow judge Mark Ciavarella. 〔()〕 Conahan was born in Hazleton, Pennsylvania. He received a law degree from Temple University. He served from 1994-2007 as Judge on the Court of Common Pleas. In January 2008 Conahan became president judge of Luzerne County.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Michael Conahan )〕 As president judge, Conahan used his budgetary discretion to stop funding the county public youth detention facility and agreed to send teens instead to a new private facility. He is accused of agreeing to generate at least $1.3 million per year in costs that could be billed to taxpayers in exchange for kickbacks. He originally pleaded guilty to charges, but later withdrew his plea. Afterward, he was indicted along with Ciavarella on charges of money laundering, fraud and racketeering.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=United States of America v Mark Ciavarella Jr and Michael Conahan )〕 He eventually plead guilty again, and on September 23, 2011, he was sentenced to 17.5 years in prison and ordered to pay $874,000 in restitution. ==References== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Michael Conahan」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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