Two US judges charged with taking more than $2m (£1.4m) in kickbacks from a privately-run detention centre have pleaded guilty to fraud.
Prosecutors say Judges Mark Ciavarella and Michael Conahan took the money in return for giving young offenders long sentences to serve in the centre.
The deal allowed PA Child Care LLC and a sister company to receive extra government funds, they say.
The judges in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, have both been suspended.
They have pleaded guilty to honest services fraud and tax fraud.
The plea agreements provide for prison sentences of more than seven years. - BBC
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