Probate judge indicted

The following sad situation is from John Eligon, New Judge Is Charged With Campaign Finance Fraud, NY Times, Dec. 10, 2008:

Nora S. Anderson, who last month won the election for Manhattan Surrogate’s Court judge, was indicted Wednesday on charges that she concealed the source of $250,000 deposited into her campaign account to make it appear as though the payments came from herself.

Prosecutors said that the money, in fact, came from Seth Rubenstein, Ms. Anderson’s boss and campaign adviser, and he, too, was charged in the indictment.  * * *

Both Ms. Anderson and Ms. Rubenstein face felony charges of offering a false instrument for filing and falsifying business records. If convicted, they could face up to four years in prison. They also face misdemeanor counts of knowingly and willfully violating contribution limits, punishable by up to a year in jail if convicted.

Special thanks to Bridget J. Crawford (Professor of Law and Associate Dean for Research and Faculty Development, Pace Law School) for bringing this article to my attention.