Powell arrives at federal courthouse

Jennifer Learn-Andes

Attorney has arrived at the federal courthouse in Scranton. Powell is scheduled to enter a guilty plea at a 10 a.m. hearing this morning admitting he was a willing participant in helping disgraced jurists conceal part of their illegal activities.

In a plea agreement filed in June, Powell acknowledged he knew that former judges Michael Conahan and Mark Ciavarella were committing crimes, but he failed to report those activities, as required by law, to federal authorities.

Powell has agreed to forfeit his 2002 yacht, “Reel Justice,” and a 1981 Saberline 65 corporate jet as part of the plea agreement.