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  • Feds: Judge, jilted by his secretary in love, tried to frame her husband in crime

    08/17/2013 2:09:14 PM PDT · by Tolerance Sucks Rocks · 11 replies
    CNN Justice ^ | August 17, 2013 | Kristina Sgueglia
    <p>According to allegations in federal documents unsealed Thursday, the alleged five-year vendetta included plotting to plant drugs under the husband's car, recruiting a state trooper to arrest the man on bogus theft charges, and convincing a police officer to arrest him on groundless assault and battery charges, the documents say.</p>
  • Dem Judge in W.Va. Attempted to Frame Rival with Drug, Theft Charges;

    08/16/2013 4:05:06 PM PDT · by Kaslin · 5 replies
    NewsBusters.org ^ | August 16, 2013 | Ken Shepherd
    Here's another name to add to the "name that party" file: Michael Thornsbury. The Mingo County, West Virginia circuit court judge was the subject of a federal indictment on Wednesday "after federal authorities allege he targeted his ex-lover's husband and used his position on the bench to manipulate criminal charges against the man," Kate White of the Charleston [W.V.] Gazette reported yesterday. The Mountain State has partisan judicial elections and Thornsbury is a Democrat. Both ABC's Good Morning America and NBC's Today covered the bizarre story on their August 16 programs, but both neglected to mention Thornsbury's party affiliation.For his...