Former luzerne county judge mark ciavarella.

Verkkoa texas state district judge has been convicted of bribery and obstruction, announced assistant attorney general brian a.

Benczkowski of the justice department’s criminal division and u. s.

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Verkkoa pennsylvania judge was sentenced to 28 years in prison in connection to a bribery scandal that roiled the state's juvenile justice system.

Verkkothe supreme court has overturned the bribery conviction of a former indiana mayor, the latest in a series of decisions narrowing the scope of federal public corruption law.

Verkkoin the past dozen years, state and local judges have repeatedly escaped public accountability for misdeeds that have victimized thousands.

Verkkothe other 22, whose offences preceded the bribery act, were sentenced for perverting the course of justice.

Nine of 10 kept their jobs, a reuters investigation.

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