Hank Grezlak

February 23, 2009 | The Legal Intelligencer

Michael Conahan never made a secret of his relationship with Robert Kulick.

By Leo Strupczewski and Hank Grezlak

8 minute read

May 01, 2006 | The Legal Intelligencer

The state Supreme Court has decided to hear a defamation case brought by a police officer who had sued a newspaper over an allegation of sexual misconduct in a letter to the editor – as well as the author of the letter.

By Shannon P. Duffy and Hank Grezlak

6 minute read

December 03, 2009 | The Legal Intelligencer

Federal authorities have charged Luzerne County Judge Michael T. Toole with honest services fraud and with filing a false tax return.

By Hank Grezlak and Leo Strupczewski

5 minute read

January 05, 2010 | The Legal Intelligencer

The Judicial Conduct Board has asked the state Supreme Court to rule that it is not required to turn over documents to a commission designed to evaluate the state's juvenile justice system and judicial disciplinary system.

By Leo Strupczewski And Hank Grezlak

6 minute read

September 14, 2009 | The Legal Intelligencer

The chief counsel for the state Judicial Conduct Board testified before a federal grand jury related to the Luzerne County judicial corruption probe, according to a court filing made Thursday.

By Leo Strupczewski And Hank Grezlak

10 minute read

April 30, 2010 | The Legal Intelligencer

Former Luzerne County Common Pleas Judge Michael T. Conahan agreed Thursday to plead guilty to accepting, along with another judge, more that $2.8 million from the builder and former co-owner of a private juvenile detention facility.

By hank grezlak and leo strupczewski

5 minute read

May 01, 2006 | The Legal Intelligencer

Given all the negative publicity surrounding pay raises over the past year for public officials, you might think the state Supreme Court would be tired of the issue.

By Hank Grezlak

6 minute read

September 09, 2009 | The Legal Intelligencer

A detailed complaint was filed against former Luzerne County Judge Michael T. Conahan with the Judicial Conduct Board in 2006, alleging wide-spread corruption including case-fixing, mob ties and the improper placement of juveniles in a privately owned juvenile detention facility.

By Hank Grezlak And Leo Strupczewski

7 minute read

September 11, 2009 | The Legal Intelligencer

Two former Luzerne County judges are expected to be arraigned on racketeering and related charges next week, according to a federal magistrate judge for the Middle District of Pennsylvania.

By Leo Strupczewski And Hank Grezlak

6 minute read

September 10, 2009 | Law.com

A federal grand jury has handed down a 48-count indictment against two former Luzerne County, Pa., judges, alleging the men engaged in racketeering and related charges, federal prosecutors announced Wednesday. The indictment comes about five weeks after a federal judge rejected the conditional plea agreements of Michael Conahan and Mark Ciavarella Jr. and two weeks after the men withdrew their conditional guilty pleas in the matter. Each charge is related to the judges' ties to two juvenile detention facilities.

By Leo Strupczewski and Hank Grezlak

5 minute read