A former judge who originally declared his innocence in a more than $250,000 bribery and extortion investigation changed his plea and confessed to accepting agreement. Ex-State District Judge was arrested Thursday after the indictment in the racketeering. The ex-judge initially pleaded not guilty. Later Thursday he appeared before U.S. District Judge Andrew Jackson pleaded guilty in an extorting. The jury indicted the former judge on Tuesday accusing him of soliciting and accepting bribes and payoffs as much as $257,000 from people with cases before his court, their attorneys and representatives in exchange for favorable rulings. Sentencing is set for July 5. The sentence for racketeering ranges from 10 years in prison to life behind bars, plus fines. The indictment also accuses four attorneys and another person of involvement in the scam.
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