From Fox News: A Detroit judge and three other residents were charged by federal prosecutors for their alleged roles in a “years-long scheme” to embezzle money from incapacitated and vulnerable individuals.
The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Michigan said Andrea Bradley-Baskin, 46, a district judge on Michigan’s 36th District Court, is alleged “to have used $70,000 in a ward’s funds to purchase an ownership stake in a local bar” and “money embezzled from the estate of a ward to pay a two-year lease on a new Ford Expedition for herself.”
The attorney’s office said Nancy Williams, 59, Avery Bradley, 72, Dwight Rashad, 69, and Bradley-Baskin, all Detroit residents, were charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud.
“The indictment also charges Bradley with one count of wire fraud, Bradley; Bradley-Baskin, and Rashad with several counts of money laundering; and Bradley-Baskin with a single count of making a false statement to federal law enforcement agent,” it added.
“We respect the authority that covers a black robe. This state judge and her cronies allegedly abused that high honor for personal gain by preying on the needy protected by the court,” said U.S. Attorney Jerome Gorgon. “This would be a grievous abuse of our public trust.”
“Regardless of a person’s position in society, no one is above the law,” said Jennifer Runyan, special agent in charge of the FBI Detroit Field Office.
“These four defendants allegedly conspired to steal from some of our most vulnerable citizens — looting bank accounts, exploiting legal authority and profiting off those who relied on them for care and protection,” Runyan added.
In a post on X, the FBI wrote: “Sitting Judge and Three Others Charged with Scheme to Steal Hundreds of Thousands of Dollars from Vulnerable and Incapacitated Wards
“Four Detroit-area residents, including a sitting judge and a local attorney, were charged for their roles in a years-long scheme to embezzle money from incapacitated individuals. The indictment alleges that the defendants conspired to systematically embezzle funds, and to obtain and retain money for themselves that rightly belonged to the wards and the wards’ estates.“
CASE UPDATE from @FBIDetroit: Sitting Judge and Three Others Charged with Scheme to Steal Hundreds of Thousands of Dollars from Vulnerable and Incapacitated Wards
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— FBI (@FBI) January 30, 2026
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