Eleventh Judicial Circuit Judge Gilbert P. Self was indicted on a charge of improperly using public funds. (Screenshots via Huntsville, Alabama, ABC affiliate WAAY-TV/YouTube)
An Alabama judge took $50,000 in public money for beach and ski trip vacations, furniture, alcohol, and eyeglasses, authorities allege.
Eleventh Judicial Circuit Judge Gilbert P. Self, 61, faces 16 counts of the use of office for personal gain or for the gain of family members, one count of making a false representation to examiners of public accounts, and one count of perjury, officials said. Self surrendered to the Lauderdale County Sheriff’s Office, state Attorney General Steve Marshall said in a news release .
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Authorities allege from April 2020 to February 2023, when Self was the presiding judge of the Eleventh Judicial Circuit, he reimbursed himself with money for various vacations, including a ski trip to Montana, a cycling trip across three states, and a trip to St. Ignace, Michigan, authorities said. He allegedly used public funds to travel to events he did not actually attend in Reno, Nevada; Duck Key, Florida; Mackinac Island, Michigan; and Alabama.