Tag: corrupt judges

Another Black Eye for Luzerne County Justice

Posted on 01/17/10 by Scott Sanfilippo No Comments

I can’t think up one of my two-title-titles for this post. I can’t even muster up enough words to express my angst for the justice system in Luzerne County. Shortly after 6pm this evening, The Times Leader and Citizens Voice newspapers broke yet another store of a judge gone bad. This time it’s Senior Judge [...]

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“Checking in on the Judge, Jesus Buys Only the Best, and Another Goes Down." Or, "Helen, We Need Shorter Titles."

Posted on 01/07/10 by Scott Sanfilippo No Comments

Checking In On The Judge The plot thickens in the accident investigation surrounding former Luzerne County President Judge, Chester Muroski. The man in the black robe slid off a slippery Route 115 in Bear Creek Township earlier this week damaging his car and taking out a mailbox. He vehemently denies that he was intoxicated but [...]

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“One, Maybe Two at the Bisto.” Or, “Hide Your Mailbox, Here Comes the Judge!”

Posted on 01/06/10 by Scott Sanfilippo No Comments

He almost made it. “He” is former Luzerne County President Judge and now Senior Judge, Chester Muroski and he almost made it into retirement without making headlines. But slick roads and “one, maybe two” drinks did him in. I was going to let Chester’s moment in the spotlight pass by. After all, this is the [...]

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"Happy New Year." Or, "Good Riddance, Now Lets Move On."

Posted on 01/03/10 by Scott Sanfilippo No Comments

Ok, so I’m a couple days late bidding 2009 a fond farewell. Well, it’s not a “fond” farewell. It’s more like good riddance, thank God it’s over and lets move on. The year that just passed is one that contained moments I’d like to remember and moments I pray to forget. I sold one of [...]

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"The World's Oldest Profession." Or, "Number 22."

Posted on 12/11/09 by Scott Sanfilippo No Comments

It comes as no surprise that another Luzerne County official has been nabbed in the ongoing federal corruption probe that already has 21 arrests to its credit. Thursday, that number rose to 22 with the former director of Human Resources, Doug Richards admitting that he took a bribe from an unnamed contractor in order to [...]

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"Things That Make Me Say, Huh?" Or, "That's Life in These United States."

Posted on 12/09/09 by Scott Sanfilippo No Comments

Today’s news was filled with so many items worthy of commentary, I’d need more hours in the day to spew my words of wisdom. So in a departure from the norm, I’m going to address several at once. The Wilkes-Barre Area School Board President is a Gangster I wish I could have been at the [...]

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"A Good Lawyer Knows the Law. A Great Lawyer Knows the Judge."

Posted on 12/03/09 by Scott Sanfilippo No Comments

South Florida is quickly turning into the Ponzi Scheme capital of the world. First there was Bernie Madoff, now there’s Scott Rothstein. Rothstein is accused of running a $1.2 billion scheme as well as creating a web of business interests and investments that the feds are currently clawing their way through. In addition to screwing [...]

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“And Then There Were 20.” Or, “Welcome to Luzerne County, Run By Criminals for Criminals.”

Posted on 12/02/09 by Scott Sanfilippo No Comments

We all knew it was coming. I wrote about it, news outlets fed the speculation, talk radio lines were buzzing and it was all just a matter of time. “It” was the guilty plea entered by yet another Luzerne County Judge. The third gangster judge, and the 20th person, to be charged in the ongoing [...]

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"Giving Thanks" or "Get Stuffed"

Posted on 11/26/09 by Scott Sanfilippo No Comments

Thanksgiving. The day of the year that officially kicks off the holiday season where we’re all supposed to stop and give pause to everything we’re thankful for. It’s also the day where every business you’ve bought something from within the past 365 days sends you an email thanking you for being one of their valuable [...]

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"Welcome to Luzerne County." Or, "Small Time Crooks in a Small Town."

Posted on 11/18/09 by Scott Sanfilippo No Comments

Last week I wrote about former Luzerne County deputy clerk Bill Brace and how “Big Billy” was the 19th politician to plead guilty to corruption. Brace got nailed for accepting a $1,500 custom tailored suit in exchange for making sure a contractor secured a contract with the county. This week things have gotten interesting and [...]

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