Judge OKs $18M settlement in 'kids for cash' case

Judge OKs $18M settlement in 'kids for cash' case:

Former Luzerne County Court Judges Michael Conahan, front left, and Mark Ciavarella, front right, leave the U.S. District Courthouse in Scranton, Pa., Sept. 15, 2009, after being arraigned on federal racketeering charges. (AP Photo/The Citizens' Voice, Mark Moran)

SCRANTON, Pa. - A federal judge in Pennsylvania has given final approval to a settlement that will pay out nearly $18 million to juveniles who allege they were wrongly jailed by corrupt judges.

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