Complaint: Former Cook County judge misappropriated nearly $250,000
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A former Cook County judge has been accused in an attorney discipline complaint of taking nearly $250,000 from the bank accounts of a 95-year-old man she was tasked with assisting financially and using the funds for her own purposes, including buying cryptocurrency.Patricia Martin, who stepped down as presiding judge in the child protection division in 2020, is the subject of a fraud complaint filed May 31 by the Illinois Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission, which handles allegations of lawyer misconduct.
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