Ex-Judge Is Sentenced to Prison for Mail Fraud
From Times Wire Reports
A former state judge was sentenced in New Orleans to more than four years in federal prison for mail fraud in a case that alleged he took bribes from a bail bond company.
Alan Green was accused of taking $20,000 in cash, golf trips and meals from the company in return for reducing the bonds of dangerous criminals to levels they could afford. That way, Bail Bonds Unlimited could collect hefty fees for guaranteeing their court appearances.
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