Judge William Duffin
Posted on 02/05/2016 1:43:44 PM PST by DCdude
Federal prosectors argued at a hearing in November that Gilberto Hernandez-Ordunez should be locked up before trial, noting he faced decades in prison on a cocaine charge and was likely to flee to Mexico because he was in the U.S. illegally.
Federal law presumes someone like Hernandez-Ordunez, who was found with 15 kilograms of cocaine brought to Milwaukee sealed in metal elevator parts.
U.S. Magistrate Judge William Duffin saw the case differently. He released the 34-year-old on a signature bond with no electronic monitoring, noting he had no criminal history, was employed and had strong family ties to Milwaukee.
Now, U.S. marshals are hunting for Hernandez-Ordunez after he failed to show for court last week and a warrant was issued for his arrest.
Duffin did not immediately return a call for comment Friday. Michael Klug, the head of federal probation services in Milwaukee, which assesses flight risk and recommended Hernandez-Ordunez be released, did not immediately provide a comment.
Edward Hunt, Hernandez-Ordunez's attorney, said he had no comment Friday. Assistant U.S. Attorney Bridget Domaszek did not return a call for comment.
Hernandez-Ordunez and Alfredo Romo, 47, who also has been in the U.S. illegally, were indicted in December on a charge of possession with intent to deliver five kilograms or more of cocaine.
After the pair were indicted, Hernandez-Ordunez made his first appearance in court with nearly 20 family members there in support.
The pair were due in court Jan. 29. Hernandez-Ordunez was a no-show. Romo, still in custody, was brought to court and indicated he was going to enter a guilty plea before U.S. District Judge Lynn Adelman, according to court records.
Hernandez-Ordunez was arrested two years ago by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. He was released but is required to report regularly to ICE, a spokeswoman said in December.
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Instead an OBAMA appointed judge released him on a SIGNATURE bond, with NO ELECTRICAL monitoring.
Amazing that he would flee to Mexico rather than stay here and spend 15 years or so in a Federal prison.
If anyone wants to know why our country is going to hell in a hand basket under Obama, you need look no further than this case. If this POS was a US citizen, no way they would have let him out on a SIGNATURE bond, and they probably would have made him wear electronic monitoring until his trial.
Disgusting!
William E. Duffin is a federal magistrate judge for the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin. He was appointed to the position on March 28, 2014
I think Judge William Duffin needs to do the time.
Judge William Duffin
Duffin said he didn’t do nuffin’
Why do I bother even paying taxes?
Of course he is...He is probably within blocks of his home now...
Our “elite” government ICE management have a hard time finding an illegal if he is yelling at them from across the street....
Would the US Marshals even be allowed to arrest him with the “catch & release” program Obama has ordered?????
Correction: U.S. Magistrate Judge William Duffus
duffus
Refers to someone who is extraordinarily dumb, as exhibited by extraordinarily bad choices.
His Honor is trying to out-stupid EU ‘human rights’ judges? Is there some sort of international competition going on no one’s heard about yet?
Someone should check and see if Judge William Duffin quality of living has suddenly improved.
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