Attorney claims to have judges in his pocket
Electing judges offers such potential for scandalous stories.
For example, Channel 8 reports that one of the attorneys under investigation by the FBI for allegedly conspiring to bilk insurance companies has claim, on tape, to have several Nevada judges in his pocket.
The attorney, who has not yet been charged with a crime, was being taped without his knowledge. Ironically, he was apparently complaining that his colleague was mouthing off about the influence they wielded in return for their judicial campaign contributions. The attorney reportedly said his friend was
telling everybody he, he was telling people that he had the judges in his pocket. I've heard him say it -- I would deny I've heard him say it -- but I've heard him say, ‘Yeah, I've got five or six judges that will do anything I want.' I want to tell you something, I know all those judges. There's five or six judges that will do anything I want. They don't do it for [my friend], so it's for me. I mean, we've got some great friends over there."
The judges in question are not named in the TV station's report.
Read the story at I-Team: Trading Favors for Campaign Cash?
