Biden's Clemency for 'Kids-for-Cash' Judge Sparks Outrage and Criticism
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Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro criticized President Joe Biden's decision to commute the sentence of Michael Conahan, a former judge involved in the "Kids for Cash" scandal, calling it "absolutely wrong." Conahan was convicted for sending children to prison in exchange for kickbacks. Shapiro emphasized the gravity of the scandal's impact on families and argued that Conahan's 17-year sentence was too lenient. Biden's commutation was part of a broader initiative to grant clemency to individuals in home confinement during the pandemic and pardon nonviolent offenders.
- Shapiro says Biden commuting Kids for Cash judge’s sentence ‘absolutely wrong’ Pennsylvania Capital-Star
- Victims ‘shocked’ after Biden grants clemency to ‘kids-for-cash’ judge and $54 million embezzler CNN
- Biden commutes sentence of official who stole $53M from small Illinois town, sparking outrage Fox Business
- At Scranton event, Shapiro blasts Biden decision to commute Conahan sentence Scranton Times-Tribune
- Biden commutes roughly 1,500 sentences and pardons 39 people in biggest single-day act of clemency The Associated Press
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