From Newsgroup: alt.military.retired
On Thu, 12 Feb 2026 04:41:04 +0300, Antonio <
antoniov@support-ice.org>
wrote:
On 10 Feb 2026, J D <j_d@invalid.org> posted some >news:XnsB3EFD63B252C4043B@0.0.0.1:
A former Cook County judge who stole large sums of money from an
elderly friend who served as a Tuskegee Airman received a probationary
sentence on Friday.
Patricia Martin, 66, received four years of probation after pleading
guilty to theft of $100,000 to $500,000, according to court records.
The judge also ordered her to pay $122,763.73 in restitution and
comply with standard probation conditions that include random drug
testing.
Martin once served as presiding judge of the Child Protection Division
and retired in 2020.
That's a disgrace. The judge should be in jail and lose her pension.
Agreed 110%. She should be ordered to pay FULL restitution of the
entire embezzled funds to the family of this deceased hero. Every
dime! (What's the usual penalty for embezzlement and grand theft in
Illinois?)
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//Steve//
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