If convicted, Barraza and state District Judge Regina Arditti face a maximum fine of $1,000.
Judge charged with corruption also accused of nepotism
EL PASO, TX
State District Judge Manuel Barraza already is accused of
offering to trade sex and cash for help with felony cases in his El
Paso court. On Wednesday, an El Paso County grand jury indicted
him, local judge and a justice of the peace on misdemeanor nepotism
charges. The judges are accused of hiring each other's relatives,
while the justice of the peace is accused of hiring her own
relative.
