NATION IN BRIEF : ILLINOIS : Judge Indicted on Theft Charges
A Cook County judge has been indicted in Chicago, charged with stealing more than $15,000 by fining people convicted of crimes and then having them pay the fines directly to him. Associate Judge Paul T. Foxgrover, 51, was indicted on 86 felony counts and 22 misdemeanor counts after a three-month investigation. The charges included counts of theft, forgery, official misconduct and obstruction of justice. Foxgrover, who has been on the bench since 1984, will be barred from hearing cases until the charges against him are resolved, a spokesman said.
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