Assistant pleads guilty to embezzling more than $50K from criminal court judge

Steven Allen, 43, pleaded guilty to embezzling over $60,000 from a Michigan criminal court judge’s ATM card, demonstrating a severe breach of trust.

Allen's actions were discovered when the supervising judge was alerted to delinquent taxes on a secondary property, revealing the financial misconduct underneath.

The plea agreement for Allen includes three years of probation and requires restitution of $64,651, highlighting the legal consequences of his actions.

Allen pleaded guilty to embezzlement of $50,000 to $100,000 and unlawful use of a financial transaction device, underlining the severity of the charges against him.

Read at ABA Journal