The importance of Governor Corbett's action is not that he is suing the NCAA but the fact that he used to be the State Attorney General.  Just for clarification, the AG is the one who "protects" children.

For years, Corbett turned a blind eye to what was going on in Pennsylvania.  Remember the "Kids 4 Cash" scandal where judges were getting kickbacks for sending kids to state juvenile facilities?

Or how about the millions in Medicaid fraud in child welfare that was allowed to perpetuate under Corbett's administration?

What Corbett should be doing is making his Medicaid Fraud Control Unit and his Department of Health get together and start referring.

If children had a voice, none of this would have happened.  If Corbett would have listened, none of this would have happened.

Penn State Sanctions Prompt Pennsylvania Governor Tom Corbett To Sue NCAA

HARRISBURG, Pa. — Gov. Tom Corbett said Tuesday he plans to sue the NCAA in federal court over stiff sanctions imposed against Penn State University in the wake of the Jerry Sandusky child sexual abuse scandal.

The Republican governor scheduled a Wednesday news conference on the Penn State campus in State College to announce the filing in U.S. District Court in Harrisburg.

A person associated with the university and knowledgeable about the matter, speaking on the condition of anonymity because the lawsuit had not been filed, told The Associated Press that it is an antitrust action.

The NCAA sanctions, which were agreed to by the university in July, included a $60 million fine that would be used nationally to finance child abuse prevention grants. The sanctions also included a four-year bowl game ban for the university's marquee football program, reduced football scholarships and the forfeiture of 112 wins but didn't include a suspension of the football program, the so-called death penalty.

The governor's office announced the news conference late Tuesday afternoon. His spokesman did not respond to repeated calls and emails seeking to confirm a Sports Illustrated story that cited anonymous sources saying a lawsuit was imminent.

Corbett's brief statement did not indicate whether his office coordinated its legal strategy with state Attorney General-elect Kathleen Kane, who is scheduled to be sworn in Jan. 15.

Kane, a Democrat, ran on a vow to investigate why it took state prosecutors nearly three years to charge Sandusky, an assistant under former football coach Joe Paterno. Corbett was the attorney general when that office took over the case in early 2009 and until he became governor in January 2011.

State and congressional lawmakers from Pennsylvania have objected to using the Penn State fine to finance activities in other states. Penn State has already made the first $12 million payment, and an NCAA task force is deciding how it should be spent.

The NCAA, which declined to comment Tuesday on the planned lawsuit, has said at least a quarter of the money would be spent in Pennsylvania.

Republican U.S. Rep. Charlie Dent called that an "unacceptable and unsatisfactory" response by the NCAA to a request from the state's U.S. House delegation that the whole $60 million be distributed to causes within the state.

Last week, state Sen. Jake Corman, a Republican whose district includes Penn State's main campus, said he plans to seek court action barring any of the first $12 million from being released to groups outside the state.

Sandusky, 68, was convicted in June on charges he sexually abused 10 boys, some on Penn State's campus. He's serving a 30- to 60-year state prison term.

Eight young men testified against him, describing a range of abuse they said went from grooming and manipulation to fondling, oral sex and anal rape when they were boys.

Sandusky did not testify at his trial but has maintained his innocence, acknowledging he showered with boys but insisting he never molested them.

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Congresswoman Jackson Lee to introduce Penn State Inspired Bad Legislation

This is a great example of good intentions misdirected.

Penn State should not be penalized and this is why.  It followed the law of the state.  There is even indication that the school did inform one of my favorite State Attorney Generals, Tom Corbett who is in control of child welfare, or rather the Medicaid Fraud Control Unit.

This Bill will never go anywhere for the simple fact that is was not very well researched regarding its funding.  

Penn State is neither a recipient nor a subrecipient of child welfare funding.  The transgressor or what I prefer to call fraudfeasor is The Second Mile.  This is the nonprofit organization which has violated standing federal policy and well-established federal law pertaining to funding compliance.

Is there even an appeal process and what venue will this be adjudicated?  Administrative or judicial.  I could go on and on about the substantial flaws of this proposal but I will not.  It missed its mark and will not see the light of day.

Now, if one were to conceivably vision the passage of such legislation, it would be raining cats and dogs as just about every single child welfare service provider would be shut down because the horrors exist for children of foster care.  Unfortunately, one would have to navigate around the shroud of secrecy in child welfare reporting and investigations.  Hell, you would have to design a system to just collect and manage the data of the abuses in foster care.  Wait, how the hell is a child going to report abuse in foster care?  Give it to their case manager and say, 

"Ms. Foster Care Worker, Mr. Program Man has been doing bad things to me.  Would you please report this so you will loose your job and this agency is shut down making me throw my worldly possessions in a garbage bag to move to another town to live in another foster home which is so far from my mommy that you will end up putting me up for adoption to shred the evidence of the complaint I am about to hand you."

Instead of legislation that is just not technically nor economically feasible, how about enforcing some simple pre-existing mechanisms of compliance.

Oh, I have a better idea...have your staff return my damn calls.

jacksonlee.house.gov

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Contact: Bronson E. Woods (202) 225-3816 


Congresswoman Jackson Lee to introduce The Federal Zero Tolerance of Child Sexual Abuse Act of 2011 


Washington, Nov 16 - 

THERE SHOULD BE ZERO TOLERANCE FOR SEXUAL ABUSE WITH OUR CHILDREN CONGRESSWOMAN SHEILA JACKSON LEE

Congresswoman Jackson Lee to introduce The Federal Zero Tolerance of Child Sexual Abuse Act of 2011

Washington, DC – Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee, Co-Chair of the House Congressional Children’s Caucus, released the following statement regarding protecting our children from any type of sexual abuse and the legislation she intends to introduce this week:

“As Co-Chair of the Congressional Children’s Caucus, I work diligently to bring attention to the interests of children, and to ensure that they are considered as Congress moves to enact laws across many different areas and industries.  The incident at Penn State University is a very unfortunate situation. Much of the legislation that we face on a day to day basis can have a direct or indirect affect on children. The issue of non-profits and other entities that deal with children should be addressed when it comes to child sexual abuse.

“I will soon be introducing legislation that will immediately suspend and stop all federal funds being received by institutions, employees or any other entities where sexual abuse of children is not immediately reported. This legislation will of course exempt any funding going directly to students such as Pell Grants etc. This legislation will cover non-profits, state and local organizations and possibly other entities.

“Protection from child sexual abuse in the United States is principally the responsibility of state and local governments. Each of the 50 states has enacted laws defining child sexual abuse and mistreatment, determining when outside intervention is required, and establishing administrative and judicial structures to deal with mistreatment when it is identified.

“While principal responsibility for addressing child sexual abuse rests with states and local governments, the federal government does play an important supporting role. In 1974, Congress enacted the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act, establishing the legal framework for current federal efforts which focus on data collection and technical assistance to states. The issues surrounding children are ever changing, and it is paramount that we stay current to ensure that policies intended to protect and benefit children, do in fact achieve their purpose.

“Because children need adults in order to receive protection from child sexual abuse and neglect, it is thereby imperative that anyone who works with children receives the training they need to identify evidence of child sexual abuse and neglect. Under Pennsylvania law, everyone is encouraged to report child sexual abuse; however, individuals who work with children are required to report child sexual abuse. 

"The failure of top university officials to act on reports of Mr. Sandusky's alleged sexual misconduct, even after it was reported to them in graphic detail by an eyewitness, possibly allowed a predator to walk free for years - continuing to target new victims. Equally disturbing is the lack of action and apparent lack of concern among those same officials, and others who received information about this case, who either avoided asking difficult questions or chose to look the other way. My legislation will hopefully put an end to situations like this.

“Individuals who work with children need the appropriate training to detect and report evidence of child sexual abuse. These individuals form the first line of defense for children who do not have a voice in an adult world. Non profits who receive federal funds should receive additional funding for training on how to identify evidence of child sexual abuse and mandatory reporting procedures. As these persons have an authoritative relationship with the very children that we as a society hope to protect.

“Just last week, Ashley Billasano, known as ‘Billy’ to her close friends, from my state of Texas committed suicide because she could not deal with the sexual abuse that she had went through for years. She thought that there was no one she could turn to and as a result she took her own life. I hope people will understand that any suspicion of sexual abuse should be reported to the police. Sexual abuse is a serious issue and children are often scared to tell anyone about the abuse - many cases are hidden for years - but by informing the police they can stop it."

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Feds Sentence Child Welfare Fraud Judge To 28 Years

Now only if we can go state to state and get the rest of them. One thing which no one ever talks about are campaign contributions.

I know for a fact that judges receive financial campaign contributions from child placing agencies. Just look at Maura Corrigan.

What do you think the chances of the state going after the recovery of the fraudulent cost reimbursements? I will tell you. None. Welcome to Pennsylvania child welfare fraud.

This is a fun little audit on the conflicts of interest with a child welfare group when it comes to procurement for legal representation. I will put some money on it that the guardians ad litum were in on it too. Think about it.

You have an individual who graduated law school and is licensed by the State of Pennsylvania, representing these children who were sent to this juvenile center, imprisoned and drugged against their will, and their court appointed attorneys did nothing about it except cash their checks?

This, of course all went down under Tom Corbett's watch, former State Attorney General, the same man who was voted in as Governor of Pennsylvania.

PENNSYLVANIA PROTECTION & ADVOCACY, INC. PROCUREMENT PRACTICES AND POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST DURING F...

As always, let's stand up and pay our respect to the members of this federal investigation. Keep it going!!!!

Former Pennsylvania County President Judge and Juvenile Judge Mark Ciavarella Sentenced to 28 Years in Prison

U.S. Attorney’s OfficeAugust 11, 2011

Middle District of Pennsylvania(717) 221-4482

SCRANTON, PA—Mark A. Ciavarella, former president judge of the Court of Common Pleas and former judge of the Juvenile Court for Luzerne County, was sentenced in federal court in Scranton, Penn., today by Senior U.S. District Court Judge Edwin M. Kosik II, announced Peter J. Smith, U.S. Attorney for Middle District of Pennsylvania. Senior Judge Kosik sentenced Ciavarella to 28 years in prison and ordered restitution be paid in the amount of $965,930 to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania for his judicial salary and $207,861 in restitution related to the tax charges.

Ciavarella and his co-defendant, Michael Conahan, who also served as president judge of the Court of Common Pleas of Luzerne County, were initially charged in January 2009 with honest services mail and wire fraud and tax fraud in connection with the use of privately owned juvenile detention facilities. The charges were the result of a federal investigation of alleged corruption in the Luzerne County court system. The inquiry began in 2007 and over the next four years expanded to include county government offices, state legislators, school districts, and contractors in Northeastern Pennsylvania. Both defendants agreed to plead guilty. In July 2009, Judge Kosik rejected the proposed plea agreements because the defendants did not appear to accept responsibility for their conduct.

In September 2009 and September 2010, a grand jury in Harrisburg, Penn., returned superseding indictments charging both defendants with racketeering, honest services mail fraud, money laundering, extortion, bribery, tax violations, and conspiracy. The government also sought the forfeiture of approximately $2.8 million in assets allegedly acquired by the defendants through racketeering and money laundering. In response to the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2010 decision in United States v. Skilling, the 2010 indictment specifically charged that bribes and kickbacks were paid to the defendants.

After an 11-day trial in Scranton in February 2011, a jury found Ciavarella guilty on 12 of 39 counts: racketeering, racketeering conspiracy, money laundering conspiracy, conspiracy to defraud the United States, four counts of honest services mail fraud, and four counts of filing false income tax returns. The jury also found that Ciavarella should forfeit $997,600, the sum he received from Robert Mericle, the developer who built the juvenile detention facilities.

Ciavarella testified at trial, claiming that the payments he received from Mericle were “finders fees” or “honest money” with no connection to Ciavarella’s actions as a judge, and denied that he received payment from Robert Powell, owner of the facilities.

The evidence established that Conahan closed the Luzerne County Juvenile Detention Facility when he was chief judge and helped arrange the financing for the private facilities; that Ciavarella, as juvenile court judge, sent juveniles to those facilities; that both men obstructed efforts to question the county’s use of the facilities and their financial relationships with Mericle and Powell; and both judges used bank accounts, straw parties and real estate vacation property to hide and launder payments received from Mericle and Powell. The evidence also showed that Ciavarella failed to report receipt of the funds on annual financial interest statements he was required to file as a judge and failed to report the income on his federal income tax returns. Mericle and Powell have pleaded guilty pursuant to plea agreements and are awaiting sentencing.

Conahan pleaded guilty to racketeering conspiracy in April 2010. He did not testify at trial and has not been sentenced.

The judicial scandal, described as the worst in Pennsylvania’s history, and the federal prosecutions have had major consequences: Ciavarella and Conahan resigned from the bench in 2009. Reform and housecleaning are underway in the Luzerne County court system. The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania was compelled to vacate thousands of juvenile convictions in Luzerne County as a result of Ciavarella’s conduct as a juvenile court judge. A State Interbranch Commission on Juvenile Justice was established to study what happened and to recommend changes in the state’s justice system aimed at safeguarding the constitutional rights of juveniles and improving the oversight and disciplinary process for judges in Pennsylvania. In June 2011, a committee of the American Bar Association reviewed and made recommendations to improve procedures in the state’s Judicial Conduct Board. A procedure was established in Luzerne County for compensation of victims of the activities of Ciavarella and Conahan.

Ciavarella voluntarily surrendered at the end of the sentencing hearing and was taken into custody by the U.S. Marshals.

In the U.S. Attorney’s Office, the prosecution was conducted by a team consisting of Senor Litigation Counsel Gordon A.D. Zubrod, Assistant U.S. Attorneys William S. Houser, Michael A. Consiglio and Amy Phillips, and Criminal Division Chief Christian A. Fisanick.

The case was investigated by the agents of the Internal Revenue Service, Criminal Investigations and the FBI’s Scranton office.

$28.3 Million In Child Welfare Fraud Found In Pennsylvania, Again

Once again, our wonderful folks in Pennsylvania are found to be just as corrupt and crocked as its new Governor Tom Corbett and as competent as its child welfare administrators.

Based on the results of our sample of 100 maintenance claims, we estimated that Pennsylvania improperly claimed $17.3 million for Title IV-E maintenance (room and board) costs on behalf of Allegheny County children from October 1997 through September 2002.  Including associated administrative costs of $11 million, we estimated that the State improperly claimed at least $28.3 million of the total $146.1 million (Federal share) claimed for Title IV-E reimbursement on behalf of Allegheny County children.  Title IV-E of the Social Security Act, as amended, authorizes Federal funds for State foster care programs.  For children who meet Title IV-E requirements, ACF provides the Federal share of States' costs, including maintenance costs and administrative and training costs.

What is even worse, this HHS audit is only one county in Pennsylvania.
Audit of Allegheny County Title IV-E Foster Care Claims From October 1997 Through September 2002 (A-03-08-0...

Pennsylvania Beats Michigan In The Medicaid Fraud Cakewalk

State Medicaid Fraud Schemes
Doing the Cakewalk

I thought Michigan was bold and brazen with their revenue-maximization schemes saying,

"Well, we let the fraud happen because you said the rules were suspended!"

But Pennsylvania takes the cake.

Ok, let me sum this up:

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid determine that the state overpaid ACPA, a managed care organization.

The state said, "Okie dokie, no problemo, we will pay it back!"

The state took the money back from ACPA and paid the feds back.

Then, the state paid ACPA back the money it took from them to pay back the feds, then filed the claim again for reimbursement.

Incroyable!

HHS Appellate Decision on Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare 2009 ACPA

PA AG Sued to Reveal Links to GOP Operatives on Healthcare Suit

Meet one of the 14 worst State Attorney Generals when it comes to its Medicaid Fraud Control Units.

PA AG Sued to Reveal Links to GOP Operatives on Healthcare Suit

Keystone Progress (KP) filed a suit in Commonwealth Court today, appealing the Office of Attorney General’s denial of its Right to Know request. KP suit is seeking information on correspondence concerning Attorney General Tom Corbett’s politically motivated suit to overturn the federal healthcare reform legislation.

Keystone Progress has been denied this information in two requests and an appeal of its second denial.

Michael Morrill's diary :: ::
“We are saddened that we have to take the Attorney General to court,” said Michael Morrill, KP’s executive director. “The Office of Attorney General should be above reproach, and should be setting an example for transparency and following the letter of the law. We know that the OAG has been in correspondence with some of the political entities in our suit because we have copies of the correspondence. We just do not know the extent of the interaction. It might be within the bounds of the law, or it could be using the OAG for political purposes. We’re suing Corbett’s office to answer that question.”
Fourteen state attorneys general have filed suit to overturn the Affordable Healthcare for America Act, the federal healthcare reform law. Corbett has repeatedly denied that his efforts are political, despite the fact that he agreed to join the suit even before he had read the healthcare reform law. The lawsuit was filed just seven minutes after President Obama signed the bill into law.

The staff of the attorneys general have been working with the Republican State Leadership Committee (RSLC). RSLC describes itself as “the only national organization whose mission is electing Republicans to the office of Attorney General, Lieutenant Governor, Secretary of State and State Legislator.”1 RSLC is organized as a 527 organization which has contributed over $58 million to elect Republicans at the state level. RSLC was Corbett’s largest contributor during his race for reelection as attorney general, giving him $691,000, according to the PA Department of State.2 Keystone Progress has copies of emails from RSLC to OAG staff.

The request seeks all correspondence between OAG and the following:

• Republican State Leadership Committee
• Republican Attorneys General Association
• Republican Party of Pennsylvania
• Republican National Committee
• American Justice Partnership
• Caleb Consulting
• Tom Corbett for Governor
• Tim Barnes, Chairman, Republican State Leadership Committee
• Scott Ward, President, Republican State Leadership Committee
• Ben Cannatti, Political Director, Republican State Leadership Committee
• Erin Berry, Associate General Counsel, Republican State Leadership Committee
• Casey Phillips, Regional Political Director, Republican State Leadership Committee
• Michael Luethy, Regional Political Director, Republican State Leadership Committee
• Adam Temple, Press Secretary, Republican State Leadership Committee
• Robert Sechrist, Director of New Media, Republican State Leadership Committee
• Michael Steele, Chairman, Republican National Committee
• Karl Rove
• Chirag Shah, Campaign Manager for JB Van Hollen WI Attorney General
• Rob Gleason, Chairman of the Republican Party of Pennsylvania
• Joyce Haas, Vice-Chair of the Republican Party of Pennsylvania
• Christine J. Toretti, Republican National Committeewoman
• Robert Asher, Republican National Committeeman
1 Republican State Leadership Committee website http://www.rslc.com/...
2Pennsylvania Department of State http://www.campaignfinance.state.pa....
Keystone Progress is Pennsylvania’s largest online progressive network with over 200,000 subscribers. Keystone Progress is also a statewide communications network specializing in effective earned media and online organizing to advance progressive leadership and values.

Rumor Is Tom Corbett Is Under Federal Investigation

Tea Party Investigation of Corbett, Others On Hold

Will wait until after Election Day

LEESBURG- Berks County Patriots (BCP) has placed its independent investigation of possible corruption in the state Department of Revenue  and the Attorney General's office on hold until after the November elections.
The nonprofit organization has been looking into an ongoing federal lawsuit filed by former Deputy Attorney General Thomas D. Kimmett and Sherry Bellaman, who currently works in the attorney general's financial enforcement section. The suit alleges Mr. Kimmett was unjustly fired for pointing out potential improprieties, malfeasance and corruption in the state's collection of unpaid taxes.
 Word through the twitter grapevine  Pennsylvania Attorney General Tom Corbett, who is a candidate for the Office of Governor, is under federal investigation.

So now the world knows why there is so much child welfare fraud in Pennsylvania! 

"Whistleblower" Suit Allows Peek into AG's Office

Civil Rights denied, plaintiff says

A "whistleblower" suit in federal court against state Attorney General Tom Corbett and most of his senior staff is offering a glimpse into both Mr. Corbett's management style and the continuing inability of the state to collect debts.
In August 2008, former Deputy Attorney General Thomas D. Kimmet filed suit in U.S. Middle District Court claiming violation of his constitutional rights and that he had been thwarted by Mr. Corbett and his lieutenants from correcting inefficiencies in the Office of Attorney General's (OAG) Financial Enforcement Section. Three months later Mr. Kimmet's state employment was terminated after about two years in the OAG and a decade in the state Department of Revenue (DOR).
FES is a debt collector of last resort after efforts to collect debts and back taxes have failed in a wide variety of state activities including state universities, DOR and other agencies. The 20-month old suit is currently before U.S. District Judge John Jones, a longtime Republican, former head of the state Liquor Control Board and who was mentioned in the recent past as a gubernatorial prospect. A jury trial has been requested by Mr. Kimmet.
Responses from the OAG deny most, but not all, of the claims made by Mr. Kimmet. Court documents obtained by Pennsylvania Independent indicate continuing problems with FES management procedures, debt collection and accounting that have been going on for years. The OAG claims Mr. Kimmet was hired and directed to correct the problems spelled out in the complaints of Mr. Kimmet.

Attorney General Tom Corbett

A deposition by Mr. Corbett on March 11, 2010 indicates the attorney general relies heavily on his senior staff to deal with problems inside the office of his 1,100 employee bureaucracy, which includes 200 attorneys. Mr. Kimmet's suit paints a picture of a castle guard surrounding Mr. Corbett, who is running in the May 18 Republican primary for governor against state Rep. Sam Rohrer of Berks County.
The Corbett Team
Mr. Corbett's six-hour deposition makes clear he believes in a military style chain-of-command management and feels it is the proper way to manage the offices of the state's chief law enforcement officer.
Also named in Mr. Kimmet's suit are First Deputy Attorney General William Ryan, Executive Deputy AG Louis Rovelli, former AG Chief of Staff (and Corbett Gubernatorial  Campaign Manager) Brian Nutt, Deputy AG Michael Roman, AG Human Resources Director Bruce J. Sarteschi, FES manager Jill Keiser, retired FES manager Steve Brandwene and DOR employees James Furlong and Robert Coyne.
During his deposition Mr. Corbett indicated he could not recall or did not know the answers to more than 35 questions put to him by Charles Kimmet, a Washington D.C. attorney representing his uncle, Thomas D. Kimmet. Sherry Bellaman, a former administrative assistant to Thomas Kimmet at FES, is also part of the Kimmet suit as a plaintiff. She is still employed at the OAG and is represented by Harrisburg Attorney Donald Bailey.

Pennsylvania Has No Clue About Child Welfare Administration

 ...NEWSFLASH...THIS JUST IN...

Joan Benso

Yo, girlfriend!  Attorney General Tom Corbett does not really give a flying leap about unemployment or federal compliance for eligibility to maximize the FMAP!

Perhaps, if Child Medicaid fraud was not allowed to run rampant like a wild boar in a field of tulips, and someone got off their arse to speak out about stopping it, your state might qualify for recertification for your FFP increase.

Otherwise, you sound like one of the drummers of the Child Abuse Propaganda Machines asking for mo' money to keep the current fraudfeasing subreceipient organizations such as yours in the business of filing false claims.  

Dumb broad.  

Ye lacketh administrative acumen for public oration.

Children could suffer if Pa. doesn't get Medicaid money

While the cost of Medicaid historically is shared by federal and state governments, in 2009 Congress provided the states with a larger share of Medicaid matching funds to assist them in meeting greater demand for Medicaid during the economic crisis and stagnant unemployment....more

U.S. DHHS Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare, Philadelphia County Audit 2008

Stupid Is As Corbett Speaks

This is another classic example how individuals are trained to promote the propaganda of the economically challenged.  

Reinvigorating the 19th century imperialistic morality parade. is exactly how the kids for cash scandal was allowed to flourish under the guise of Attorney General Corbett.

The real price of every thing ... is the toil and trouble of acquiring it 

And if you do not...Corbett comes up with his own economic theories...

Corbett says some would rather get unemployment checks than work

HARRISBURG - Republican gubernatorial candidate Tom Corbett on Friday accused some jobless Pennsylvanians of choosing to collect unemployment checks rather than going back to work, prompting swift criticism from his Democratic opponent and one of the state's top labor leaders.
"The jobs are there. But if we keep extending unemployment, people are just going to sit there," Corbett told Harrisburg radio station WITF at a campaign stop in Elizabethtown.

Read more: http://www.philly.com/inquirer/local/20100710_Corbett_says_some_would_rather_get_unemployment_checks_than_work.html#ixzz0tdKf7lej
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Banality of Evil

Philadelphia social workers get prison terms in death of teenager by starvation

Social workers get prison for girl's death

A Philadelphia caseworker was sentenced Friday to 11 years in prison for failing to visit a disabled teenager who starved to death while under her mother's care.

U.S. District Judge Stewart Dalzell handed down the sentence to Julius Juma Murray, 52. He also sentenced Mariam Coulibaly, 41, another employee of a social services contractor, to 11 years in prison for fraud and obstruction, saying that the case reminded him of the "banality of evil" seen in Europe during the Holocaust.

The social workers routinely skipped home visits to Philadelphia's most troubled families, leading to the slow, painful death of Danieal Kelly, 14.

The girl was one of eight children being raised by her mother in a squalid two-bedroom home. By the time Danieal died in August 2006, she weighed 42 pounds and had not been to school or seen a doctor in the previous 10 months, despite being on the city's radar.

And where is Attorney General Tom Corbett???  I guess he is too busy campaigning than to go after recovering the Medicaid funds that were defrauded in this case.

Corbett Propaganda Campaign

Returned enough to pay for his entire department???

Let's do the cover up math:

$3,283,206
+
$113,026,678
+
$35,514,447
___________

$187,338,778*

*These figures are only based on estimates from small sample  (county) Title IV-E claims.  Targeted Case Management improper and questionable claims will be directly associated with these estimated amounts.  Actual total amounts of Pennsylvania's child welfare revenue maximization fraud scheme are easily expected to far exceed $500.000.000.

Protect and Preserve Child Welfare Fraud: Vote Corbett for Governor

Republicans Nominate Pennsylvania Tenured Fraudfesor

What better way to continue a revenue maximization scheme in child welfare and to cover up Medicaid fraud than to nominate a candidate who has been doing it for years!

Republicans nominate Pennsylvania Tom Corbett for governor.

U.K. Child Welfare Propaganda

WARNING: THE FOLLOWING CROCK OF NON-COGENT SHIT IS NOT SUITABLE FOR THINKING MINDS

From the arses who inspired "The truth is always uncomfortable in child welfare" and UK social workers can make medical diagnoses we have another imperialistic morality propaganda parade for job retention and organization sustainability.

Adopted children face anguish as birth parents stalk them on Facebook

Social networking sites being used to flout rules leading to 'intrusive and unplanned' contact

The natural parents of adopted children are increasingly using Facebook and other social networking sites to track down their offspring, flouting the usual controls and safeguards.

Adoption agencies are reporting huge numbers of calls from "deeply distressed" adoptive parents whose children have been contacted out of the blue...more

Ok, so what is wrong with this picture. First off, the comment section was not included because they are well aware of the power of the gang blog and info-sharing on the social networks. Just ask Tom Corbett.

Next, in the wake of technology, this is the second time this so-called public relations firm has complained about free speech and fighting to the death to keep an original family together.

What would you do if someone took your child and told you you would never see them again, sit there like a good dog, or fight until your last dying breath?

Of course, the adoptive parents would be alarmed. The original parents may expose the truth behind the entire process of child protection. Original parents contact the children to pass on the legacy, something that cannot ever be terminated.

So here we have it. Either the child welfare system must come into the 21st century and stop hiding behind the iron curtain, or it can keep pumping out scare tactics to continue human trafficking and deal with force of Legally Kidnapped.

Oh, those wacky Brits!  What will they come up with next to keep the child welfare propaganda flowing?

Laugh With Corbett As He Tears Up Complaints

	FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
State Rep. Louise Williams Bishop D-Philadelphia www.pahouse.com/Bishop

 Bishop urges Senate to approve bill to protect foster children from abuse and neglect

HARRISBURG, May 10 – State Rep. Louise Williams Bishop, D-Phila., said she is urging members of a state Senate committee to approve legislation that would help to protect foster children in Pennsylvania.

The House passed the legislation (H.B. 2338), which she co-sponsored. The bill is part of a package of four foster care bills that would improve the outcomes for children in foster care and ensure an on-going relationship with siblings, adult relatives and grandparents.

Bishop said under the bill, private and public agencies would be required to explain grievance policies and procedures to foster children and their families.

"It is important that foster children have access to routine medical care, have the opportunity to get a quality education and most importantly, be free of harassment, punishment or physical and mental abuse," Bishop said. "This bill would require foster children and their families to be informed so they are aware of their rights."

Meanwhile, Bishop, who is chairwoman of the House Children and Youth Committee, said the remaining three bills still await consideration by the full House.

Bishop is the prime sponsor of one of those. She said that bill would require the state to implement transition plans for youth aging out of foster care and permit the court to extend foster care for youth after they turn 18 up to age 21 if they meet the criteria.

The other two bills would require the county children and youth agencies to make reasonable efforts to place siblings together in foster care and allow for court-ordered visitation if joint placement is not feasible, and require the agencies to notify adult grandparents and adult relatives within 30 days after a dependent child is placed in foster care.

Wait, does this mean when a youth under the auspices of Pennsylvania or a person of consanguinity or affinity files a grievance, that the grievance will actually be investigated?  And when the investigation finds violations of material provisions of law, there will be referrals to Attorney General Tom Corbett, the same person who oversees the State's Medicaid Fraud Control Unit?  

Does this mean Tom Corbett will actually aggressively prosecute and recover funds that were reimbursed through false claims in child welfare or will he tear them up and laugh?

Pennsylvania General Corbett Goes To The Moon

Twitter Fighting Pennsylvania Subpoena Seeking Names of 2 Tweeters

Pennsylvania’s attorney general is demanding that Twitter unmask two of its users, a move that civil liberties groups say violates free speech.

A grand jury subpoena issued on May 6 ordered Twitter to disclose the identities of “casablancapa” and “bfbarbie,” two users who criticized the Pennsylvania attorney general, Tom Corbett...nmore

@bfbarbie & @casablancapa: This one is for Pennsylvania Attorney General...

Since 1965, the costs of the Medicaid program have spiraled out of control with double-digit inflation almost every year. While there are many legitimate reasons for the rising costs, a tremendous amount of money is lost to fraud and abuse.

Members of Congress and those involved in individual state Medicaid programs identified a need to establish independent fraud units staffed by coordinated teams of attorneys, investigators and auditors, solely dedicated and trained in the prosecution of Medicaid fraud.

In response, Congress enacted Section 17 of the Medicare-Medicaid Anti-Fraud and Abuse Amendments of 1977 (Public Law 95-142) which established and funded the state Medicaid Fraud Control Unit to investigate and prosecute provider fraud in the Medicaid program. In 1978, in response to the new law, the Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General formed its Medicaid Fraud Control Section (MFCS).



Now, more than 30 years into the future, General Tom Corbett, protector of the children of the state, does absolutely nothing but continues to tell science fiction stories of how the state goes after Medicaid fraud. General Corbett is too busy covering up Medicaid Fraud in Child Welfare.
Pennsylvania Medicaid Fraud Control Unit

Not one word, not one reference to children.  If we can put a man on the moon, we can end Medicaid Fraud in Child Welfare.

Pennsylvania Attorney General Let Danieal Kelly Die

The sentencing for the federally funded fraudfeasors is taking place. My question to the State of Pennsylvania, more specifically to Attorney General Tom Corbett is this:

Why isn't your Medicaid Fraud Control Unit doing anything? Oh wait, I forgot. everyone benefited in Pennsylvania, including the Attorney General.

What many do not know is the child welfare services, the services that these people who allowed Danieal to be tortured and murdered, are funded through Medicaid. I place the blame on the Attorney General for her unfortunate life and horrendous death, but I am quite sure he will do it again and again, that is do nothing to stop Medicaid fraud in child welfare.

3 to serve time for fraud in wake of Daniel Kelly's death <=== (the paper misspelled her name.) By GLORIA CAMPISI Philadelphia Daily News

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A co-founder and two employees of MultiEthnic Behavioral Health are being sent to prison in the federal fraud case that stemmed from the fatal torment suffered by Danieal Kelly, a 14-year-old girl with cerebral palsy who starved to death while under the social-service agency's care.

Manuelita Buenaflor, 66, a co-founder of the now-closed agency, yesterday was sentenced to 36 months in prison. Two other employees also were sentenced to jail yesterday by U.S. District Judge Stewart Dalzell.

Buenaflor's job was to make sure that workers for MultiEthnic, which had been contracted by the city Department of Human Services to visit families, filed the proper reports, notes and case reviews.

She admitted in court to concerns that some workers were filing phony reports, dubbed "ghost visits," but she never alerted the city or the workers' supervisors. MultiEthnic employees also were accused of destroying records in a coverup.

The city paid MultiEthnic with money provided by the federal government to oversee social services for 500 at-risk, poor families between 2000 and 2006.

Buenaflor pleaded guilty to wire fraud, health-care fraud, and conspiracy to obstruct an investigation.

The feds said eight of the nine defendants they charged schemed to bill the city for services never rendered. The ninth was charged with perjury.

Besides Buenaflor, Dalzell yesterday sentenced former social worker Christiana Nimpson, 54, to 20 months for wire fraud, health-care fraud, and conspiracy. Sotheary Chan, 41, another MultiEthnic employee, received 15 months for wire fraud and conspiracy. None of the three sentenced yesterday was directly involved in the Kelly case.

Besides malnutrition, bedsores contributed to Danieal's death on Aug. 4, 2006, during a heat wave, officials said.

Danieal's mother, Andrea Kelly, was convicted of third-degree murder and sentenced a year ago to up to 40 years in prison.

Another co-founder of MultiEthnic, Earl McNeill, is scheduled to be sentenced next Thursday. MEBH employee Patricia Burch, who pleaded guilty to perjury, will be sentenced Tuesday.

Others will be sentenced in June.

Two MultiEthnic managers, Mickal Kamuvaka, 60, and Solomon Manamela, 52, and two caseworkers, Julius Murray, 52, and Mariam Coulibaly, 42, were convicted last month on charges of fraud and obstructing a federal investigation.