Complaint: Former Cook County judge misappropriated nearly $250,000, buying cryptocurrency with elderly man’s funds
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A former Cook County judge has been accused in an attorney discipline complaint of taking nearly $250,000 from the bank accounts of a 95-year-old man she was tasked with assisting financially and using the funds for her own purposes, including buying cryptocurrency. Patricia Martin, who stepped down as presiding judge in the child protection division in 2020, is the subject of a fraud complaint filed May 31 by the Illinois Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission, which handles allegations of lawyer misconduct.
On Dec. 26, 2020, Martin, the complaint alleges, holding herself as his power of attorney, closed out two of the man’s bank accounts, withdrawing $115,353.45. A few days later, Martin used the funds to purchase $110,000 in cryptocurrency in her own name and exclusive control, the complaint alleges. She never asked permission from the man or the doctor to do so, according to the document.Chicago Tribune editors' top story picks, delivered to your inbox each afternoon.
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