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| Front Page News: Sunday, August 15 - 21, 2010 |
Ray Bernardi, John Bolin, John Marianacci, Gerry Wall, John LaNunziata and Toni Valenti |
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WA “Tri-Fecta” hits for $500 Grand
When Wyoming Area Superintendent Ray Bernardi said the lawsuit Jim Zarra, PJ Pribula and Robert Micheletti was “frivolous and would be disposed of quickly,” little did he know he be on the hook for $50 grand personally.
This past week a federal judge and jury heard five days of testimony. They heard both sides and finally once and for all we know who was at fault.
A total award of half a million a federal jury said the plaintiffs were entitled to.
While I don’t have the final breakdown, the jury awarded approximately $300,000 in compensatory damages and $200,000 in punitive.
From what I understand, the insurance company will pick up the tab for the $300K.
However, the defendants will be responsible for the $200K in punitive damages.
The jury broke the damages down and assessed each of the defendants personally as follows. Read More ...
Joe Valenti - 13 opinions posted |
Feds subpoena five PA teachers
In the ongoing federal probe at Pittston Area, we learned five Pittston Area teachers have been subpoenaed to testify in front of the federal grand jury this Tuesday, August 4th.
Also, a source familiar with the probe said a local roofing contractor along with Augie Piazza have also been subpoenaed to appear.
Sources said the teachers have been subpoenaed because there are allegation of paying for jobs.
The contractor has been tied to one of these teachers and may have put a new roof on for a ranking Pittston Area official.
The feds have also been probing in Wyoming Valley West and LCCC. Read More ...
Joe Valenti - 3 opinions posted |
Jackie Musto-Carroll, Mark Ciavarella & Mike Conahan |
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DA needs to carry our "Real Justice"
In February we wrote (click here for story) Luzerne County District Attorney Jackie Musto-Carroll should file child trafficking charges against disgraced Judges Mark Ciavarella and Mike Conahan.
We said Ciavarella used his position to send kids to jail to line his pockets with cash.
It is no different than a person taking cash to supply kids to pedophiles. These scum bags are known as Chicken Hawks.
In a way Ciavarella was a Chicken Hawk.
Now a federal judge may also see this and has revoked the judges’ plea to serve 87 months.
“Quid pro quo can be implied from the evidence,” wrote US Judge Edwin Kosik, adding the government does not have to show “explicit promise to perform official acts in return for payment.”
Ah, there it is. “Kids for cash” in legal ease. Read More ...
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