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Grieving Mother Breaks Down, Condemns Biden for Commuting Sentence of Disgraced ‘Kids for Cash’ Judge
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, Democracy Now!

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Name: Democracy Now!
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Democracy Now!

Name: Democracy Now!
URL: http://www.democracynow.org
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Amy Goodman
, Sandy Fonzo

Name: Amy Goodman
Employment: Democracy Now!
Position: Co-Founder
Name: Sandy Fonzo
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12/17/2024 12:11 pm
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FONZO My son did ░░░░░░░░ more than anything that ░░░░░░░░ of us as kids ░░░░░░░░ you know experimenting and ░░░░░░░░ his life and making ░░░░░░░░ that we usually all ░░░░░░░░ to just learn and ░░░░░░░░ and grow from He ░░░░░░░░ nothing more than be ░░░░░░░░ an underage drinking party ░░░░░░░░ tons of other kids ░░░░░░░░ he was caught And ░░░░░░░░ went in front of ░░░░░░░░ Ciavarella because this is ░░░░░░░░ process that they had ░░░░░░░░ you know you re ░░░░░░░░ in this system that ░░░░░░░░ are this is good ░░░░░░░░ our kids And I ░░░░░░░░ told this is you ░░░░░░░░ just to scare him ░░░░░░░░ get him back on ░░░░░░░░ to make sure everything ░░░░░░░░ well And he went ░░░░░░░░ the county Juvenile detention ░░░░░░░░ for a month and ░░░░░░░░ that time he wanted ░░░░░░░░ more he understood what ░░░░░░░░ was missing in his ░░░░░░░░ He just wanted to ░░░░░░░░ back home he wanted ░░░░░░░░ get back It was ░░░░░░░░ senior year about to ░░░░░░░░ He wanted to get ░░░░░░░░ into his wrestling training ░░░░░░░░ get back into his ░░░░░░░░ And I had the ░░░░░░░░ I had his coaches ░░░░░░░░ talking and sending letters ░░░░░░░░ the judge s chambersof ░░░░░░░░ son s character and ░░░░░░░░ all of this and ░░░░░░░░ was 100 sure I ░░░░░░░░ there was no doubt ░░░░░░░░ my mind that when ░░░░░░░░ went in front of ░░░░░░░░ judge my son was ░░░░░░░░ home with me that ░░░░░░░░ but that didn t ░░░░░░░░ and he was sent ░░░░░░░░ that Juvenile detention center ░░░░░░░░ Pittston and I believe ░░░░░░░░ was like eight months ░░░░░░░░ lost his senior year ░░░░░░░░ never had the chance ░░░░░░░░ wrestle again any chance ░░░░░░░░ he had for a ░░░░░░░░ He came out of ░░░░░░░░ very bitter very angry ░░░░░░░░ up with anger He ░░░░░░░░ t look you in ░░░░░░░░ eye I don t ░░░░░░░░ what happened in that ░░░░░░░░ My son was a ░░░░░░░░ big strong proud boy ░░░░░░░░ he came out broken ░░░░░░░░ don t know what ░░░░░░░░ I try to not ░░░░░░░░ about what happened and ░░░░░░░░ would never talk about ░░░░░░░░ but something not good ░░░░░░░░ to him in there ░░░░░░░░ it snowballed He just ░░░░░░░░ recovered He got into ░░░░░░░░ fight and had to ░░░░░░░░ in front of back ░░░░░░░░ the court system and ░░░░░░░░ those charges were dropped ░░░░░░░░ were not found but ░░░░░░░░ he was on probation ░░░░░░░░ Judge Ciavarella he sent ░░░░░░░░ away again even though ░░░░░░░░ was found not guilty ░░░░░░░░ those charges And this ░░░░░░░░ he was sent to ░░░░░░░░ other for profit center ░░░░░░░░ was five hours from ░░░░░░░░ home it was in ░░░░░░░░ Pennsylvania near Pittsburgh And ░░░░░░░░ did a year a ░░░░░░░░ there and then was ░░░░░░░░ if he would do ░░░░░░░░ boot camp which he ░░░░░░░░ and they couldn t ░░░░░░░░ more good about my ░░░░░░░░ and his character and ░░░░░░░░ discipline that he showed ░░░░░░░░ he it just never ░░░░░░░░ It just snowballed It ░░░░░░░░ him It broke him ░░░░░░░░ stole his youth his ░░░░░░░░ He would never ever ░░░░░░░░ And it just became ░░░░░░░░ much and he shot ░░░░░░░░ in the heart And ░░░░░░░░ were fighting this We ░░░░░░░░ something was not right ░░░░░░░░ could not get into ░░░░░░░░ courtroom with media Anything ░░░░░░░░ was trying to be ░░░░░░░░ was shot down Judge ░░░░░░░░ tried to step up ░░░░░░░░ she was ousted and ░░░░░░░░ out of the court ░░░░░░░░ judges had this power ░░░░░░░░ they did what they ░░░░░░░░ and they started their ░░░░░░░░ for profit centers And ░░░░░░░░ the time Judge Conahan ░░░░░░░░ the president judge So ░░░░░░░░ appointed his friend Michael ░░░░░░░░ as the Juvenile judge ░░░░░░░░ he knew would send ░░░░░░░░ kids into the system ░░░░░░░░ they funneled them in ░░░░░░░░ collected the money for ░░░░░░░░ bed that was filled ░░░░░░░░ until this money line ░░░░░░░░ seen that s when ░░░░░░░░ feds stepped in and ░░░░░░░░ this came out But ░░░░░░░░ And it was exposed ░░░░░░░░ they were getting kickbacks ░░░░░░░░ these for profit jails ░░░░░░░░ I wanted to go ░░░░░░░░ to when you confronted ░░░░░░░░ former judge now jailed ░░░░░░░░ Ciavarella outside the courtroom ░░░░░░░░ your son s sentencing ░░░░░░░░ starts FONZO My kids ░░░░░░░░ here He s dead ░░░░░░░░ of him He ruined ░░░░░░░░ bleep life I d ░░░░░░░░ him to go to ░░░░░░░░ and rot there forever ░░░░░░░░ GUARD Ma am come ░░░░░░░░ FONZO No You know ░░░░░░░░ he told everybody in ░░░░░░░░ They need to be ░░░░░░░░ accountable for their actions ░░░░░░░░ need to be Do ░░░░░░░░ remember me Do you ░░░░░░░░ me Do you remember ░░░░░░░░ son An all star ░░░░░░░░ He s gone He ░░░░░░░░ himself in the heart ░░░░░░░░ scumbag!”
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