While the United states Armed Forces (private mercenaries) are stationed at 737 bases, in 130 nations around the world, defending “all freedom-loving people everywhere in the world,” the Federal court for the middle district of the commonwealth of pennsylvania hands down United states v. Ciavarella: judge Edwin M. Kosik sentences judge Mark A. Ciavarella, Jr., of the court of common pleas, of Luzerne County, 28 years in prison for condemning juvenile offenders to private, for-profit facilities in exchange for over 1,000,000 “dollars” in bribes.

       Question: The Constitution for the united States authorizes the punishment of only three crimes: treason, piracy and counterfeiting.  Why was not Ciavarella tried in state court?

       [added 5/10/2022] Thanks to Freedoms Phoenix for this entry.