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U.S. drops judge's obstruction charges
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U.S. drops judge's obstruction charges
Federal prosecutors have agreed to dismiss charges against a Massachusetts judge accused of helping a man who was living in the U.S. illegally evade an immigration enforcement agent. Prosecutors moved to drop the case against Newton District Judge Shelley Joseph after she agreed to refer herself to a state agency that investigates allegations of misconduct by members of the bench. Joseph and a court officer were charged in 2019 with obstruction of justice on allegations that they schemed to let the man sneak out a back door of the courthouse after a hearing on charges that included drug posses...
By Nate Raymond BOSTON (Reuters) -U.S. prosecutors on Thursday said they reached an agreement to drop criminal charges filed during the Trump administ...
Prosecutors moved to drop the case against Joseph after she agreed to refer herself to a state agency that investigates allegations of misconduct by members of the bench.
Judge Shelley Joseph she agreed to refer herself to a state agency that investigates allegations of misconduct by members of the bench.