Federal officials create Web site for courthouse corruption | The Times Leader, Wilkes-Barre & Scranton PA

Federal officials create Web site for courthouse corruption | The Times Leader, Wilkes-Barre & Scranton PA

Federal officials create Web site for courthouse corruption
The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania has created a Web site for the posting of all matters related to the ongoing probe of public corruption in Luzerne County.

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The announcement was made by U.S. Attorney Martin C. Carlson who is prosecuting the cases against former county judges Mark Ciavarella and Michael Conahan and former court administrator William Sharkey.

The Web site is http://www.usdoj.gov/usao/pam/Victim_Witness/Luzerne_county_corruption.html

The Web site will provide summaries of the cases filed in connection with the investigation, links to court records including copies of all criminal charges and plea agreements as well as court dates.

The site also provides contact information for the U.S. Attorney’s Office for those who believe they have been victims of crime.

The Web site also provides contact numbers at the FBI and IRS for people who believe they may have information regarding criminal activity.

In announcing the Web site, Carlson said: “In undertaking this investigation we have been guided by a single, simple principle: public service is a public trust, and all public officials owe it to the people they serve to keep the public informed on matters of importance in the community.”