A retired judge accused of stealing from a client of his Detroit-area law practice has been sentenced to six months in jail.
Seventy-five-year-old William Cannon also has to pay nearly $75,000 in restitution and serve five years of probation.
Cannon pleaded no contest to a charge of embezzlement in September and was sentenced Tuesday. A no-contest plea isn't an admission of guilt but is treated as one at sentencing.
Cannon retired from the 41-B District Court in Macomb County's Clinton Township in 2005 after nearly three decades on the bench.
He's accused of stealing from a Clinton Township man while serving as his estate custodian.
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5 comments:
If he stole from the one estate, then he probably stole from others.
I think a full investigation of all the cases he handled is in order.
To StandUp:
Why not? They all have a license to steal!
i agree standup this is not the only unethical illegal activity William Cannon participated in betcha statute of limitations eliminated anything else uncovered by the investigators Cannon should get no mercy he should have received the maximum punishment i don't really care how old he is too bad do the crime you gotta do the time
Periodic criminal history checks should be a must on all fiduciaries and judges.
Welll said, jerri.
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