"A Brooklyn power-broker threw another wrench into a multimillion-dollar court case now on its fifth judge - by personally phoning the latest jurist, the judge revealed Tuesday. Former borough Democratic Party Chair Frank Seddio - who has been ripped in a federal lawsuit tied to a state case involving more than $2 million in missing investor money - recently called the judge handling the state case, Francios Rivera, on his personal cell phone, the jurist said in court. An exasperated Rivera said Seddio called him to tell him a lawyer who used to work for the judge as a legal secretary was being made an acting supreme court judge."
"Rivera recounted the odd call during a hearing on the state case, saying he didn't recognize the phone number when the influential local called him Dec. 23 to inform him of his ex-lawyer's move just days after Rivera was assigned to the case. "I told him do not call this line," Rivera said in open court, referring to Seddio and noting he put the call on speaker phone for the two clerks sitting with him at the time. "They both heard it," Rivera said, demonstrating their shock by widening his eyes and putting his hand over his mouth. "It was my intention to tell [Seddio] today and admonish him right here in court not to do that, because the next time it happens, [I'll] impose sanctions," the peeved judge said."
Frank Seddio phoned Judge Francios Rivera on Rivera's personal cell to inform him that a former legal secretary was being made an acting supreme court judge. Rivera revealed the call in open court during a hearing on a state case connected to a federal lawsuit over more than $2 million in missing investor money. Rivera said he did not recognize the number, put the call on speakerphone for two clerks, and admonished Seddio, warning that future similar contacts could result in sanctions. Seddio characterized the call as social and said Rivera was pleased to hear the news.
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