Detroit, Michigan – Andrea Bradley-Baskin, a judge in Metro Detroit, has been charged with corruption by federal prosecutors. They say she used her position in the conservatorship system to obtain money from people who couldn’t protect themselves.
A federal indictment says that the 36th District Court judge took money from people who were unable to care for themselves and whose finances were supposed to be protected by conservatorship. The case shows how court-related financial control can be weak when the people involved are accused of taking advantage of it.
Authorities said that the scheme depended on the cooperation of many people who were involved in conservatorships and related care. The indictment says that three other people from the Detroit region who were involved in the conservatorship process worked together to move money for their own purposes instead of keeping it for the wards…