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Hi, I'm Lindsay Graham, the host of Wondries Podcast American Scandal.

Our newest series looks at the Kids for Cash Scandal,

a story about two judges who stood accused of making millions of dollars

in a brazen scheme that shattered the lives of countless children.

Listen to American Scandal on Amazon Music or wherever you get your podcasts.

That day was full of laughs. We got there, the energy was great. My whole family was there.

I think I made all the games and the homecoming, we were all there.

We were driven up and we were there to see the game. DJ, he was my shadow.

He and I were together all the time. My family's really close.

Really close, always been really close. We are like a, um, our own little universe,

the five of us. Dad called them DJ. Mom would call them Danny. Danny, always.

He was the surrogate dad to his siblings. They looked up to him.

I struggled with math as a high school student. He'd be the first one to sit down and be like,

okay, well, let's figure it out. He um, was, oh my gosh.

A joy, a pied piper in the neighborhood. All of the kids loved him.

The biggest smile you've ever seen and a very gentle spirit.

We drove it up through the same day, watched the game hung out and then drove back home.

So very early in the morning, I was startled awake and I said to Angela,

someone is at the door. It was two police officers. They said Mr. Henry, your son has been in an accident.

He had to be a, a slip of paper and said you need to call this number.

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