By Allan Lengel For AOL News As a federal judge in southern Texas for some 18 years, Samuel Kent sent folks off to prison. Now he’s behind bars himself, being subjected to what his attorney describes as a Kafkaesque nightmare of “cruel and abusive treatment.” Kent, 61, is serving a 33-month sentence for obstruction of…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — U.S. District Judge Samuel Kent of Texas has lost his chutzpah. The judge, who is serving a 33-month sentence in a Massachusetts federal prison for obstruction of justice for lying about sexually harassing some female employees, had initially handed in his resignation, effective June 2010. The sly move would…
By Steve Levin Fraud With Peril Blog What should happen to a Federal Judge convicted of a Federal offense? If you have not been following the news closely, you might have missed this story: Federal District Judge Samuel Kent in Texas has pled guilty to one count of obstruction of justice stemming from false statements…
