A Brooklyn judge illegally moonlighting as an escrow lawyer helped defraud more than $11 million from investors and a major bank, lawsuits claim — then resigned when a watchdog began investigating.
Judge Edward Harold King, 71, is named as a defendant in a slew of lawsuits alleging he helped swipe the dough alongside a rotating cast of characters involved in a case with nearly identical claims — including former county party boss Frank Seddio, who wields huge influence over the judicial nominee process,
King’s resignation was announced Friday by the New York State Commission on Judicial Conduct, which said the judge had been under investigation for the fraud accusations as well as allegedly practicing law as a sitting judge, which is not allowed.
Rather than participate in the investigation, King resigned from the bench and agreed to never serve as a judge again — killing the probe…