Attorney allegedly paid off third Luzerne County judge
The $30,000 "referral fee" that led to a federal tax charge against Luzerne County Judge Michael T. Toole came from Robert J. Powell, the attorney who has admitted to making payoffs to two ...
The Pottsville Republican & Herald,
Sat Dec 05 01:20:15 PST 2009
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Pennsylvania House Majority Leader Rep. Todd Eachus, D-Luzerne, invited to testify...
Dan Gleiter, The Patriot-News House Majority Leader Rep. Todd Eachus, D-Luzerne.
The Patriot-News,
Fri Dec 04 19:57:23 PST 2009
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Luzerne County judicial nominee expected soon
HARRISBURG - Gov. Ed Rendell plans to nominate an attorney to fill one of Luzerne County's judicial vacancies within a matter of days. Mr. Rendell said Thursday that he is interested in hav...
The Scranton Times-Tribune,
Fri Dec 04 01:27:23 PST 2009
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State Supreme Court suspends Luzerne County Judge Michael Toole
WILKES-BARRE - Luzerne County Judge Michael T. Toole was suspended by the state Supreme Court on Thursday, but he is likely to continue collecting his government paycheck until he enters a ...
The Scranton Times-Tribune,
Fri Dec 04 01:27:43 PST 2009
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Luzerne County judicIal nominee expected soon
HARRISBURG - Gov. Ed Rendell plans to nominate an attorney to fill one of Luzerne County's judicial vacancies within a matter of days. Rendell said Thursday that he is interested in having ...
The Hazleton Standard-Speaker,
Fri Dec 04 03:43:32 PST 2009
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Luzerne County sues controversial N.Y. companies
Luzerne County has filed lawsuits against two New York firms whose dealings with the county are under investigation by the FBI, Solicitor Vito DeLuca said Thursday. The lawsuits, against Co...
The Hazleton Standard-Speaker,
Fri Dec 04 03:44:07 PST 2009
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Pa. Supreme Court relieves Luzerne judge of duties
Pennsylvania's highest court says a Luzerne County judge can no longer take any official action a day after he was charged in a federal corruption probe.
WHP CBS 21 Harrisburg,
Thu Dec 03 13:00:15 PST 2009
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Feds Charge Third Luzerne County, Pa., Judge With Fraud
Federal authorities in Pennsylvania have charged Luzerne County Judge Michael Toole with honest services fraud and with filing a false tax return. Toole faces a maximum of 23 years in priso...
Law.com,
Wed Dec 02 19:30:53 PST 2009
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Other Luzerne County court officials charged
Michael T. Toole is the third Luzerne County judge and fifth court official charged in a federal public corruption probe since January. Fifteen other people have been charged in the probe. ...
The Scranton Times-Tribune,
Thu Dec 03 03:27:13 PST 2009
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Luzerne County election results
WILKES-BARRE - Luzerne County voters Tuesday rejected a second term for Judge Peter Paul Olszewski Jr., dispatching him from the bench six weeks after a photograph emerged of him partying w...
The Scranton Times-Tribune,
Thu Dec 03 01:25:22 PST 2009
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More elbow room on 10-seat Luzerne bench
The expected resignation of Luzerne County Judge Michael T. Toole will further reduce the depleted ranks on the county bench, which will likely enter 2010 with four of its 10 judicial seats...
The Scranton Times-Tribune,
Thu Dec 03 01:14:35 PST 2009
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Another Luzerne County Judge Charged with Corruption
Federal prosecutors on Wednesday filed fraud and tax charges against Luzerne County judge Michael Toole. Court documents indicate he will plead guilty.
KYW News Radio 1060,
Wed Dec 02 10:29:18 PST 2009
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Cosgrove nominatedto fill Ciavarella vacancy
Joseph Matthias Cosgrove was nominated Friday by Gov. Ed Rendell to fill the vacancy on the Luzerne County Court created when former Judge Mark A. Ciavarella Jr. resigned in March in the wa...
The Scranton Times-Tribune,
Sat Dec 05 04:42:14 PST 2009
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Fraud, tax charges filed against third Luzerne judge
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Pocono Record,
Wed Dec 02 10:52:04 PST 2009
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Luzerne County Judge Toole will plead guilty to fraud
WILKES-BARRE - Luzerne County Judge Michael T. Toole will plead guilty to making biased rulings in favor of an attorney who allowed him free use of a beach house and failing to pay taxes on...
The Scranton Times-Tribune,
Wed Dec 02 10:26:53 PST 2009
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Feds: Piazza accepted 'hidden kickbacks'
Jeffrey J. Piazza, the former Wilkes-Barre Career and Technical Center administrator who worked part-time at a restaurant owned by a Luzerne County corruption probe figure, will plead guilt...
The Citizens' Voice,
Sat Dec 05 01:11:37 PST 2009
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Urban, Petrilla to testify at juvenile hearing
At least two of the three Luzerne County commissioners plan to testify next week before a state panel investigating the county's kids-for-cash corruption scandal, county officials said Frid...
The Citizens' Voice,
Sat Dec 05 01:11:15 PST 2009
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Rendell nominates Cosgrove
Joseph Matthias Cosgrove was nominated Friday by Gov. Ed Rendell to fill the vacancy on the Luzerne County Court of Common Pleas created when former Judge Mark A. Ciavarella Jr. resigned in...
The Citizens' Voice,
Sat Dec 05 01:10:55 PST 2009
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