This was recently sent to me and other major news outlets.
According to the Troy Record link below, a Saratoga County Family Court Judge has recently resigned from the Bench effective immediately while being under investigation by the Commission on Judicial Conduct.
The Family Court Judge is alleged to often incarcerate or threaten to incarcerate individuals for allegedly failing to pay child support.
In neighboring Pennsylvania, a former County Judge was recently re-indicted in the Kids for Cash scandal for receiving kickbacks for placing children in certain detention facilities often for minor violations.
In Kentucky, a recent NewsChannel 32 Investigation interviewed Social workers who alleged harrassment and pressure to force Adoptions of children in Foster Care as a result of financial incentives gained by the State after completion of the adoption.
"The high-adoption trend apparently began in 2004, when adoptions in Kentucky ballooned to 724 while the federal bonus money more than doubled from $452,000 the previous year to more than $1 million.
"The Cabinet puts pressure on stats because federal and state money come from statistics," said another social worker who wants her identity concealed for fear of retaliation against her family. "You get praised. The Cabinet praises you for terminating rights and adopting kids out immediately."
She said the concerted effort to take children away and put them up for adoption was so brazen, she actually saw someone successfully place an order for children.
"Someone could not have a child and wanted a child so within the community," the social worker said. "This person saw a family in distress, having a hard time, relayed to workers that they would like those children, and that's exactly what has happened."
Vanessa Shanks had her kids taken away and, when she fought back, her relatives had their children taken away. Then, after she won in court, her attorney's child was taken away.
The former CPS workers said that kind of retaliatory power is common and, in the secretive, one-sided system, they can take anyone's kids away on a moment's notice - and get away with it.
According to data just released, there's a huge disparity between counties on adoption rates. Some counties reunify 100 percent of children taken with their families. Other counties adopted out as many as 82 percent of children taken from their homes.
In Columbia County, the issue of a high Foster Care rate comparable to other counties was raised along with corresponding high increase in Medicaid funds where Medicaid fraud in NY remains a billion dollar industry.
One parent who had two sons taken by the Columbia County Family Court has sought intervention and investigation by both state and federal authorities including the NYS Office of Attorney General Andrew Cuomo.
In that case, the Original Court ordered Expert Psychological Evaluation ordered by the Family Court in 2000 has never been officially introduced into Court records in over 10 years despite recommending Reunification between the minor children and parents nearly 10 years ago within just two months of the children being taken in to Foster Care.
Allegations of transcript withholding, tampering of official documents, conflicts of interest and more continue.
According to the Troy Record link below, a Saratoga County Family Court Judge has recently resigned from the Bench effective immediately while being under investigation by the Commission on Judicial Conduct.
The Family Court Judge is alleged to often incarcerate or threaten to incarcerate individuals for allegedly failing to pay child support.
In neighboring Pennsylvania, a former County Judge was recently re-indicted in the Kids for Cash scandal for receiving kickbacks for placing children in certain detention facilities often for minor violations.
In Kentucky, a recent NewsChannel 32 Investigation interviewed Social workers who alleged harrassment and pressure to force Adoptions of children in Foster Care as a result of financial incentives gained by the State after completion of the adoption.
"The high-adoption trend apparently began in 2004, when adoptions in Kentucky ballooned to 724 while the federal bonus money more than doubled from $452,000 the previous year to more than $1 million.
"The Cabinet puts pressure on stats because federal and state money come from statistics," said another social worker who wants her identity concealed for fear of retaliation against her family. "You get praised. The Cabinet praises you for terminating rights and adopting kids out immediately."
She said the concerted effort to take children away and put them up for adoption was so brazen, she actually saw someone successfully place an order for children.
"Someone could not have a child and wanted a child so within the community," the social worker said. "This person saw a family in distress, having a hard time, relayed to workers that they would like those children, and that's exactly what has happened."
Vanessa Shanks had her kids taken away and, when she fought back, her relatives had their children taken away. Then, after she won in court, her attorney's child was taken away.
The former CPS workers said that kind of retaliatory power is common and, in the secretive, one-sided system, they can take anyone's kids away on a moment's notice - and get away with it.
According to data just released, there's a huge disparity between counties on adoption rates. Some counties reunify 100 percent of children taken with their families. Other counties adopted out as many as 82 percent of children taken from their homes.
In Columbia County, the issue of a high Foster Care rate comparable to other counties was raised along with corresponding high increase in Medicaid funds where Medicaid fraud in NY remains a billion dollar industry.
One parent who had two sons taken by the Columbia County Family Court has sought intervention and investigation by both state and federal authorities including the NYS Office of Attorney General Andrew Cuomo.
In that case, the Original Court ordered Expert Psychological Evaluation ordered by the Family Court in 2000 has never been officially introduced into Court records in over 10 years despite recommending Reunification between the minor children and parents nearly 10 years ago within just two months of the children being taken in to Foster Care.
Allegations of transcript withholding, tampering of official documents, conflicts of interest and more continue.
It happens all the time yet no one has the gall to speak out about the fraud but me.
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