(WBRE/WYOU) — The attorney involved in the “Kids for Cash” scandal was sentenced Thursday to four years in prison and $3.5 million in restitution for tax evasion, according to the Department of Justice (DOJ).
Robert Powell of Palm Beach, Florida, 66, pled guilty in August 2024 to tax evasion.
According to a DOJ press release, Powell retained the right to collect a portion of future fees collected by his former law firm, The Powell Law Group in Luzerne County, which he had to relinquish control of when he was suspended from practicing law in 2009…