Judge joseph boeckmann biography of albert

JUDGE BOECKMANN: Resigned from the bench after the state judicial review board said he allegedly used his position to procure sex from young men.

  • JUDGE BOECKMANN: Resigned from the bench after the state judicial review board said he allegedly used his position to procure sex from young men.
  • This article starts with a troubling and unnoticed development in federal criminal justice: acquittals have virtually disappeared from the system in the.
  • Boeckman is a former Arkansas judge accused of giving lighter sentences to defendants in exchange for nude photos and sexual acts tried to bribe.
  • Listen for a while to crime victims and you will hear both frustra- tion and resignation about plea bargaining, but you will hear no true believers.
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    • Boeckman is a former Arkansas judge accused of giving lighter sentences to defendants in exchange for nude photos and sexual acts tried to bribe..

    Former Arkansas Judge Sentenced to Five Years in Prison

    Former Arkansas Judge Sentenced to Five Years in Prison

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    Joseph Boeckmann, was sentenced to five years in prison for routinely dismissing pending cases in exchange for questionable “community service” including submission of photos by defendants in compromising positions and other sexual conduct.

    In October 2017, the judge pleaded guilty to wire fraud and witness tampering. He admitted to the “community service” scheme, which prosecutors said defrauded the state, counties, cities, and courts of funds they should have received as fees from the individuals whose cases were dismissed.

    In a plea agreement, Boeckmann said he used his privileged access to defendants in misdemeanor and traffic cases to take the photographs, and then told the young men not to tell anyone.

    The federal indictment indicated Boeckmann took the photos of defendants “in embarrassing positions; positions that he foun