Ohio judge accused of filing fraudulent journal entry

A judge in Cuyahoga County has been charged after allegedly filing a fraudulent journal entry, according to our CBS affiliate WOIO-19 TV.

Cuyahoga County Domestic Relations Judge Leslie Ann Celebrezze, 54, was charged with one count of tampering with records, a Felony 3, on Monday.

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“Integrity on the bench is not optional. Anything less erodes the foundation of our courts and our justice system,” Cuyahoga County Prosecutor Michael C. O’Malley said in a press release obtained by WOIO-19.

Celebrezze filed a journal entry on Jan. 19, 2023, saying she had been randomly assigned to a case…

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