May said that thr ough out prod ucti on the film has developed in unexpected ways. SenAr t Fil ms star ted up loca l production offices and conducted in-de pth, behi nd-t he-sce nes re- search about the case. “I took noti ce of the scan dal, and when I started reading arti- cle s abo utit, I bec amereal ly in ter - ested in it,” May said Wednesda y. Ciavarell a and Michael Cona- han were charged with accepting kickbacks from the builder of pri- vate juvenile detention facilities the county used. The film was co-produced and directed by May, a Back Mountain resident, who became interested in 2009, when former county judges Mark A. The executiv e p r o d u ce r i s John Weekley. The movie from Robert May’s SenA rt Fil ms, a New Yor k City - bas ed film pro duct ion comp any, is titl ed “Kid s for Cas h” and has been four year s in the making. WILKES-BARRE - A nonfic- tion film about Luzerne County’s “Kid s for Cash ” scan dal, which trigger ed reforms in state juvenile court and put two former Luzerne County judges in prison, has com- pleted production and is expected to hit theaters in early 2014.
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