The lawyer, who represents asbestos plaintiffs, had some 1,300 cases pending before Judge Joseph A. Jaffe when the Judge handed him a list of personal debts and asked for help. The lawyer, Joel Persky, contacted federal prosecutors, and now the Judge has pleaded guilty. The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette has the disturbing story here.
The lawyer, who represents asbestos plaintiffs, had some 1,300 cases pending before Judge Joseph A. Jaffe when the Judge handed him a list of personal debts and asked for help. The lawyer, Joel Persky, contacted federal prosecutors, and now the Judge has pleaded guilty. The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette has the disturbing story here.
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