Money earmarked for legal services for children used to pay court master, Pa. draft report says.
The previous Luzerne County court administration used state funding that was earmarked for one purpose to funnel more pay to an employee, despite two warnings that the practice wasn’t allowed, according to a draft audit obtained by The Times Leader.
The funding was supposed to cover attorney representation for children facing removal from their homes due to abuse and neglect – officially called “guardian ad litem” services.
Instead, the administration used the state’s guardian funding to pay Orphan’s Court worker Michael Shucosky, also an attorney, more than $200,000 for additional work as a court master. A master presides over some court actions in place of a judge.
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Things just keep heating up in Luzerne County PA!
ReplyDeleteAnother example of greed in this case, using taxpayer monies. I am thankful there was an audit or this would get buried.
ReplyDeleteWhen the dust settles in Luzerne Co, there may not be any judges left!
ReplyDeleteJust kidding!
The smell of judicial corruption in PA grows stronger and stronger!
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