updated Wed. December 28, 2022
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Columbus Ledger-Enquirer
September 30, 2017
On July 11, Roberson entered a “best interest plea” to voluntary manslaughter, acknowledging prosecutors had sufficient evidence for a jury to find him guilty. Judge Maureen Gottfried sentenced him to 15 years in prison with 10 to serve. The older a case gets, the harder it is to solve, as not only witnessesÃâà...
Wilkes Barre Times-Leader
March 13, 2016
... filed against former local attorney Robert Powell, the accusations prompted denials and professions of innocence from both the judge and law firm. ... and the Powell Law Group “bribed” then-court administrator William Sharkey to assign the firm's 2005 Avoca litigation to then-county judges Michael TooleÃâà...
Columbus Ledger-Enquirer
August 8, 2015
1: John Michael Toole, 30; gunshot wound; wooded area west of Interstate 185 and south of Morris Road. 1983Jan. 2: Willie Crimes; no age available, bludgeoning to the head; 909 Farr Road.May 25: Martha Ann Johnson, 18; ligature strangulation; 632 Third Ave.June 18: Yvonne L. Wright Harrison, 28;Ãâà...
Wilkes Barre Times-Leader
July 13, 2015
... then-judge Michael Conahan – arguably the ringleader in the kids-for-cash tragedy. In one conversation heard by Marsicano, Powell admitted he had called Court Administrator William Sharkey (now a convicted felon) and asked him to assign the case to specific judges, one of whom, Michael Toole,Ãâà...
Citizens Voice
November 26, 2014
A former Luzerne County judge imprisoned in 2011 on fraud charges has been formally disbarred. The state Supreme Court accepted Michael T. Toole's resignation from the Bar of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania on Tuesday. Toole was on the Luzerne County bench until he agreed in December 2009Ãâà...
FactCheck.org
April 20, 2012
In an earlier TV ad, Holden sought to link Cartwright to the infamous “kids-for-cash” scandal that sent two Pennsylvania judges to prison. In that ad, Holden criticized ... First, lawyer Matt Cartwright's law firm gave thousands of dollars to elect Judge Michael Toole. Then, Matt Cartwright tried a case in front ofÃâà...
Citizens Voice
May 3, 2011
Former Luzerne County Judge Michael T. Toole was to report Monday to a minimum-security federal prison camp in Minnesota to begin serving a 2 1/2 year sentence on tax and corruption charges, according to two sources familiar with his case. The sources, who spoke on condition of anonymity becauseÃâà...
Standard Speaker
March 26, 2011
Michael J. Mullen/Staff Photographer Former Luzerne County Judge Michael Toole, who pleaded guilty to federal tax evasion and fraud charges, ... Cardoni said he offered corrupt former Luzerne County judges Mark A. Ciavarella Jr. and Michael T. Conahan use of the beach house, but that they refused.
Citizens Voice
December 30, 2010
The state Supreme Court this week temporarily suspended Kingston attorney Harry V. Cardoni from practicing law based on an admission he provided "items of value" to former Luzerne County Judge Michael Toole, according to court documents. Cardoni on Oct. 14 signed a joint petition filed by himselfÃâà...
Citizens Voice
August 20, 2009
He was arrested for DUI and drug paraphernalia possession in Wilkes-Barre in 2006, and Judge Patrick Toole Jr. sentenced him to six months' probation. In 2008, he was arrested for providing 11 minors with alcohol at an underage drinking party at his home and Judge Michael Toole sentenced him to 12Ãâà...
