A lawyer stole approximately $600,000 from the estates of his deceased clients. He squandered the money. He was prosecuted in federal court on federal fraud and tax evasion charges. At the sentencing hearing, the sentencing judge admonished the lawyer for tarnishing the legal profession.
Lawyer sentenced to more than three years for fraud
Quote:[United States District Court Judge, Daniel] Hovland said he was bewildered that Wilkes would betray his clients' trust and damage the reputation of his profession to "spend a few nights in some sleazy no-tell motel with ... black strippers from Milwaukee."
"I don't think I've ever heard of anything so ridiculously stupid in my lifetime," Hovland said.
The lawyer squandered the money on women. Does the judge think his crime is MORE offensive to society because he squandered the money on "black strippers" from Milwaukee? Would it have been less ridiculous or less stupid if the women had been "white strippers?" The judge sounds racist . . . what do you think?
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