Federal prosecutors have agreed to dismiss charges against a Massachusetts judge accused of helping a man who was living in the U.S. illegally evade an immigration enforcement agent, officials said Thursday.
with obstruction of justice on allegations that they schemed to let the man sneak out a back door of the courthouse after a hearing on charges that included drug possession.
Prosecutors moved to dismiss all charges against Joseph and three charges against ex-courtroom deputy Wesley MacGregor. Prosecutors reached a deferred prosecution agreement with MacGregor on the remaining charge of perjury, which means prosecutors will move to dismiss that charge if he complies with certain obligations.
“This was a patently political indictment, blindly ground in prosecutorial ambition,” defense attorney Thomas Hoopes, said in an emailed statement.Authorities said an immigration agent was in the courtroom to detain the man when he appeared in the Newton courthouse in April 2018. The Dominican man had twice been deported and had been barred from entering the U.S. until 2027, prosecutors said.
Under the agreement, Joseph admitted to certain facts that will now be considered by the judicial commission.In a statement of facts that was filed in court, Joseph agreed she knew an immigration official was waiting to take custody of the defendant at the courthouse. The statement says Joseph instructed the court clerk to turn off the recording device while the defense attorney, prosecutor and judge were having a sidebar conversation about the defendant.
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