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Federal judge upholds conviction of ex-Wisconsin judge who tried to help illegal migrant escape
The Post Millennial ^ | 4/6/26 | Andy Ngo

Posted on 04/06/2026 3:37:52 PM PDT by CFW

A federal judge has rejected a desperate attempt by a former Wisconsin state judge to overturn her federal felony conviction after she helped an illegal migrant escape through her courtroom back door.

U.S. District Judge Lynn Adelman on April 6 denied a motion from Hannah C. Dugan seeking an acquittal or a new trial after a federal jury found her guilty in December of obstructing a federal proceeding

In his ruling, Judge Adelman said the federal government presented sufficient evidence that Dugan took deliberate steps to hinder federal officials from attempting to carry out an administrative arrest tied to immigration removal proceedings.

He also rejected arguments that the jury was improperly instructed or that the obstruction statute was applied too broadly.

(Excerpt) Read more at thepostmillennial.com ...


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KEYWORDS: andyngo; escape; hannahcdugan; illegalaliens; judge; lynnadelman; theregoesthejudge; wisconsin

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I'm surprised since judges usually stick together to maintain their power. She really thought she WAS the law and therefore couldn't be held responsible for her actions.
1 posted on 04/06/2026 3:37:52 PM PDT by CFW
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To: CFW

This scum doesn’t think she did anything wrong.


2 posted on 04/06/2026 3:41:13 PM PDT by SteelPSUGOP (UGHT)
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To: CFW

When is the sentencing?

Milwaukee Judge Hannah Dugan was found guilty by a jury and is now facing up to five years in prison on a count of felony obstruction, per Fox News. She was arrested in April of this year after attempting to help Eduardo Flores-Ruiz avoid ICE agents who were tasked with serving him a warrant. Dugan was accused of attempting to help Flores-Ruiz, as well as his lawyer, flee her courtroom through a back door on April 18 when ICE agents arrived at the building to arrest him.
Ezoic


3 posted on 04/06/2026 3:41:46 PM PDT by PeterPrinciple (Thinking Caps are no longer being issued, but there must be a warehouse full of them somewhere)
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To: CFW

“if the government becomes a lawbreaker, it breeds contempt for law; it invites every man to become a law unto himself; it invites anarchy”


4 posted on 04/06/2026 3:43:12 PM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is opinion or satire. Or both.)
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To: PeterPrinciple

Unfortunately Dugan is only one of the thousands of Democrat ICE obstructionists. Pritzker, Wu, Healey, Putz, Newsom, et. al., obstructed ICE and should face the same charges.


5 posted on 04/06/2026 3:46:01 PM PDT by DeplorablePaul
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To: CFW

Keep her behind bars. She hasn’t learned her lesson yet and probably never will.


6 posted on 04/06/2026 3:46:19 PM PDT by gildafarrell (To Strive, To Seek, To Find and Not To Yield!)
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To: CFW

That’s when the real fun begins… Look for her to get a sentence of probation because like you said, these judges stick together

In my not so humble opinion, she needs hanging


7 posted on 04/06/2026 3:50:33 PM PDT by Maskot (Put every dem/lib in prison........like yesterday!!! )
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cant believe the lack of coverage this story has gotten..from ANY media!! Nobody on Fox, nobody on talk radio. Weird..


8 posted on 04/06/2026 3:56:29 PM PDT by basalt
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To: Maskot

The Feds very seldom do probation or early release, once you show up to Club Fed, you are there for the duration of your sentence.


9 posted on 04/06/2026 3:57:48 PM PDT by wjcsux (On 3/14/1883 Karl Marx gave humanity his best gift, he died. )
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My boss got three months at Club Fed for tax evasion and misuse of campaign funds. He served every minute. He also lost his law license for three years.

Now he and his son are lobbyists in Washington.


10 posted on 04/06/2026 4:07:01 PM PDT by Crusher138 ("Then conquer we must, for our cause it is just")
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To: basalt
cant believe the lack of coverage this story has gotten..from ANY media!! Nobody on Fox, nobody on talk radio. Weird..

They're terrified that the costs of reviewing all such judges cases will bankrupt municipalities all across the country.

11 posted on 04/06/2026 4:13:01 PM PDT by T.B. Yoits
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To: BenLurkin

📌


12 posted on 04/06/2026 4:22:17 PM PDT by griswold3 (Truth, Beauty and Goodness)
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To: AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Arthur Wildfire! March; Berosus; Bockscar; BraveMan; cardinal4; ...

13 posted on 04/06/2026 4:23:47 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (TDS -- it's not just for DNC shills anymore -- oh, wait, yeah it is.)
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To: Crusher138

3 years? Does the club expect this guy to grow new moral values after 36 months?


14 posted on 04/06/2026 4:29:13 PM PDT by Bernard ("Nothing is as expensive as that which the government provides for free." - Ronald Reagan)
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I was going to post the booking foto -- later alleged to be fake -- of the judge bawling her beady eyes out. Evidently it's been scrubbed from the interwebs, so I'll just post this instead.

15 posted on 04/06/2026 4:44:07 PM PDT by Blurb2350 (posted from my 1500-watt blow dryer)
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Yikes! You didn’t post a warning! That’s the true definition of Coyote Ugly, we need eye wash.


16 posted on 04/06/2026 4:55:27 PM PDT by wjcsux (On 3/14/1883 Karl Marx gave humanity his best gift, he died. )
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To: PeterPrinciple

I don’t think sentencing has been scheduled yet. They were waiting for the results of her appeal.


17 posted on 04/06/2026 4:58:42 PM PDT by CFW
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To: PeterPrinciple

She was protecting a criminal illegal alien charged with assualy and domestic violence.


18 posted on 04/06/2026 5:13:08 PM PDT by KC_Conspirator
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To: CFW

She must be really disappointed with the pro-Trump judicial system!


19 posted on 04/06/2026 5:17:20 PM PDT by bigbob (We are all Charlie Kirk now)
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To: CFW

Cue Jerry Seinfeld saying “Aww, that’s a shame.”


20 posted on 04/06/2026 5:19:58 PM PDT by citizen (A transgender male competing against women may be male, but he's no man.)
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