A former St. Bernard Parish judge who pleaded guilty in a bribery scheme has permanently resigned his law license rather than face judicial discipline, the Louisiana Supreme Court said.
Its order said Wayne G. Cresap had asked the state Office of Disciplinary Counsel to let him do so, and the office backed his request.
Cresap resigned from the St. Bernard Parish bench in October, when he and attorneys Victor Dauterive and Nunzio Salvadore Cusimano pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud.
Prosecutors said they took a total of up to $150,000 in kickbacks disguised as attorneys' fees to let nearly 100 inmates out of jail without paying bond.
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Ex-Judge Who Admitted Bribery Resigns Law License
Nice racket there... So the criminals get out, commit more crime and then these crooks get to defend them again charging more legal fees. Perhaps they could all sit in jail together, that would be justice!
ReplyDeleteI'm glad he just gave up the ghost instead of running up a legal tab.
ReplyDeleteWire fraud gets 'em every time!
ReplyDeleteDefinitely mail/wire fraud! If you can't get 'em any other way, that's the way to go!
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