CIVIL RICO

CASH FOR KIDS - Who says one person can not make a difference, it was one MOM SANDRA FONZO WHO STOOD UP AND SPOOK OUT - but, it was to later her son had already killed himself.

• Luzerne County Court of Common Pleas
• 39 counts of corruption, including racketeering, racketeering conspiracy, honest services mail fraud, money laundering conspiracy and a host of tax fraud charges. The case was investigated by the agents of the Internal Revenue Service, Criminal Investigations and Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Scranton office. To date, over 30 local or state government officials and contractors have been convicted or are awaiting trial.
• July 30, 2009, Judge Edwin M. Kosik of Federal District Court in nearby Scranton rejected the plea agreement, citing "post-guilty plea conduct and expressions from the defendants" Circuit Judges. Albert J. Flora, Jr., Esq., Senior United States District Court Judge Edwin M. Kosik II. Judge Christopher C. Conner