Patricia Martin admitted to misconduct after being accused of using nearly $250,000 of her uncle's funds for her own personal purposes.
In an affidavit obtained by CBS 2, Martin acknowledged"the evidence would clearly and convincingly establish the facts and conclusions of misconduct.""It's going to shake the entire Circuit Court of Cook County," he said."She's agreeing that the evidence against her clearly - and she uses the word 'clearly' - establishes that she committed misconduct in this particular case.
The States Attorney's office and the Illinois Attorney General are investigating – and possible felony charges could be coming as well.The charge is related to court orders - as recently as this April - where the court ordered Martin"not to move funds of Oscar Wilkerson." Regardless, prosecutors say, Judge Martin kept moving funds - $598 here, $277 there - and more and more. Prosecutors say Martin transferred much of the money to Bitcoin, and they say have the receipts they say prove it.
"Even if you're a former judge, you cannot thumb your nose at a court order - and that's what the current judge hearing the case has indicated occurred in this case," Miller said,"and that's why she was pretty upset about it."
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