CALEX GUARIONO REPORTER SOFTWARE
CALEX GUARIONO REPORTER TRIAL

Pending a request made within 14 days for a rehear - ing, the case goes back to the trial court for modi- ﬁcation of the $1,200 special assessment, or $100 imposed for each of the guilty counts. But the dismissal did not alter the overall outcome of the case. Cir cui t Cou rt of Ap- peals based in Phila delp hia va- cated a count of honest services mail fraud, one of the 12 counts re tur ned in the gui lty ve rd ict agai nst Ciav are lla in Febr uary 2011. WILK ES-BA RRE - A fede ral appea ls court Fri- day knocked $100 off the ﬁnes imposed on former Luzer ne Count y Jud ge Mar k Ciav are lla but let stand his 28-year prison sentence and conviction on cor- ruption-related charges in the “Kids for Cash” scan- dal that attracted international attention and led to the overhaul of the state’s juvenile justice system. “The tim- ingis dif ﬁcu lt forthe cou nty ,” he

CALEX GUARIONO REPORTER SOFTWARE

Car dam onealso is a “keyplay- er” in the switch to a new ﬁnan- cial accounting software system tar get ed for imp lem enta tion July 1, McGinley said. Coun cil Cha irm an Ti m Mc- Ginley said Cardamone was im- mers ed in prep arati on for the county’s 2012 audit, which must be completed by June 30 under the new home rule government. Council voted April 2 to con- ﬁrm Law ton ’ s nom ina tion to hire the 35-ye ar-old Archbald resident at a salary of $85,000. He said the position will be publicly advertised. Lawton said he and existing staffers will cover Cardamone’s duties after June 6 until a new div isi on hea d is sel ecte d. Car dam one ’ s re sign ati on takes effect June 6. Gibbons was chief county engineer but also assisted Law- ton as back-up county manager in area s beyon d build ings and grounds and roads and bridges. La w t on i s still trying to ﬁll a void left by Joe Gibbons, who recently took another position outside the re- gion. Cardamone’ s departure after only a few weeks on the job is a blow to th e administration bec aus e Law - ton was count- in g on him to ta ke th e lea d over seeing the b u d g e t a n d ot he r ﬁs ca l projects. Luzerne County’s new Budget and Fina ncial Services Divisio n Head Richard Cardamone has submi tted his resig nation to ac- cep t ano the r posi tion out sid e the area, county Manager Rob- ert Lawto n told coun cil in an email.

Calex guariono reporter