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RWilliams said...

I told you more to follow, now pay attention, because it is still not over.

June 9, 2009 at 2:05 PM

Bob George said...

My God, do any members of the Luzerne County legal community have any ethics or morals? It is beginning to look as if the answer would be NO.

June 9, 2009 at 2:24 PM

J said...

Let's see if he goes!? Doubt it, the judges lost everything, why doesn't he? Where's Mericle in this whole thing? Poerll and Mericle are gonna get off easy..

June 9, 2009 at 2:41 PM

J.W. said...

OK, so now pull his authority to practice law in Pennsylvania or any state for that matter. Or is it still legal to commit a federal crime and be allowed to practice law in Pennsylvania?

June 9, 2009 at 3:24 PM

Tbone said...

As long as he is also disbarred.

June 9, 2009 at 4:48 PM

Susan said...

No doubt only the tip of the iceberg is finally becoming visible.

June 9, 2009 at 5:04 PM

Freda said...

He's getting a slap on the wrist - as did Ciavarella and Conahan.

June 9, 2009 at 5:21 PM

PATTY said...

AS A LICENSED PROFESSIONAL IN PA..IF I AM ARRESTED I LOOSE MY LICENSE.WHAT ABOUT THE LEGAL PROFESSION???? THESE JUDGES, LAWYERS ARE GETTING AWAY WITH ALOT FOR THE CRIMES THEY COMITTED....UNREAL.

June 9, 2009 at 6:06 PM

Steven said...

Above the law????? I think not Mr. Powell! What I think is you are DIRTY, You are everything that a person sould not be. You, Bob are are a disgrace to the fabric of humanity....You Robert should be ashamed of youself...because certainly....WE ARE!!!

June 9, 2009 at 6:48 PM

Michell'e Boice said...

Come on now, have some sympathy for a man who was fearful of the Judges who forced him to pay them! "The devil made me do it" Let's see how much of the maximum sentence of 5 1/2 years he gets! Seems the good ol boys at the top of the corruption, who reaped millions of dollars are getting the least amount of jail time, while the lowly corrupt employees get more time, or, is it me? Snag the rest of them and get on with it already! And, take a look at our reassessment too before you fold up and go home.

June 9, 2009 at 7:10 PM

leroy said...

getting off easy ! as a co conspirator of a child kidnapping and child slavery ring! I would hope they all would relive us of their burdensome existence. That is if you had sense of shame

June 9, 2009 at 7:24 PM

doctor said...

The state of PA now needs to move to permanently disbar from him ever working as a lawyer.

June 9, 2009 at 7:37 PM

ginger said...

ahhhh the poor thing he has t forfeit his yacht AND his jet..and what about what all those poor kids lost??scum bag..he should be put in jail and left there to rot.

June 9, 2009 at 8:02 PM

Mary said...

I grew up in this area..west pittston for 20 years...moved away and always talked highly about the people that live there..now I won't even mention where I was born

June 9, 2009 at 8:17 PM

J.W. said...

Why is it that Powell did not sign the plea agreement until 4/2/09 and according to the plea agreement it had to be signed and on the judge's desk by 5 PM 3/31/09? Does this void the plea agreement, or is Powell getting special treatment?

June 9, 2009 at 8:45 PM

Sammy said...

Hey, I though this guy was the victim. That's what I read in the TL weeks ago. Let him go he was forced into his wrong doings by those nasty judges. He fell into a trap he was naive, he did not know that he was breaking the law. He was never taught that in law school. He was a victim please pray for him, or maybe you should pray for all the kids taht were put away so that he could live his fancy lifestyle.

June 9, 2009 at 10:19 PM

dre said...

Scumbag.

June 9, 2009 at 11:13 PM

Walt said...

Powell is a criminal, just like Ciavarella and Conahan. It's so funny to see these rats scrambling, pointing fingers at eachother. All their hands are dirty. What sickens me are the people who support these scum and claim they are victims. The latest is that now poor Ciavarella wants to be the victim, that big bad Powell is a liar and the FBI has it all wrong. His supporters are steadfast that he is an innocent man. If that's not ignorance I don't know what is.

June 10, 2009 at 6:43 PM

George said...

This deal is a joke. A 1969 Bertram boat and a 1981 Rockwell Sabreliner. All old and worn out. None of these items are worth very much on today's market

June 11, 2009 at 12:27 AM

KA said...

He will be disbarred. If a lawyer is convicted of a felony usually disbarment follows. Not all lawyers and judges are dirty, just like any other profession or employment field there are bad apples in every group.

June 11, 2009 at 10:34 PM

MH said...

Who cares anymore, this county has been so corrupt for years, and people ignored it for years and let it contiune into what it is today. Everyone is going to get off easy for this...and we all know it. So all this media hype isn't even worth it. There will be no "Reel Justice".

June 13, 2009 at 9:41 AM

Mother Nature said...

George, makes no difference what they are worth, they were still bought with dirty money.. BUT remember, this is Luzerne Co and he will get the usual slap on the wrist and no time because he is giving more information... What a joke our judicial system is. If any of us 'common' people did 1/10 of what they have done, we would be locked up, glued, screwed and tattooed and the key tossed in the scummy Susquehanna! Guaranteeed!

June 13, 2009 at 4:42 PM

Gus said...

So he's giving the feds an old plane that he has had trouble selling for almost a year? And an old boat. Where is the justice in that?

June 15, 2009 at 3:11 PM

DE said...

WHY DON'T SOMEONE HAVE THE BACK BONE TO JUST STEP UP AND LOCK UP THIS THIEF WITH THE 2 JUDGES NOW..OR IS THEIR ANYONE WHO IS NOT IN ON ALL OF THIS AND AFRAID..??

June 16, 2009 at 10:53 AM

DOT said...

These feds and authority figures should be ashamed of letting people know what has been done and they do nothing about it.. What a joke..lock them up like other first time young people out there stealing a piece of meat from a store.. they go straight to "JAIL"> what's up???

June 19, 2009 at 11:02 AM