Luzerne County Judges

January 8, 2010

Toole resigns as a Luzerne County judge

 Michael Toole has submitted his resignation as a Luzerne County judge, according to the governor's office.

Toole pleaded guilty last month to honest services fraud and a tax offense.

  Prosecutors say Toole deprived the public of his honest services when he failed to reveal that he had secret communication with an attorney, with whom he had a financial relationship, regarding an arbitration case the judge presided over. 

   Toole is also charged with tax evasion for failing to report on his income taxes a $30,000 fee he received for referring a case to a different attorney.
 

 

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