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Thursday, August 28, 2008
Ind. Courts - "Judge Wayne Lennington could face criminal charges"
The ILB has had a number of earlier entries about former Delaware Circuit Court 5 Judge Wayne Lennington. Today the Muncie Star-Press has a story headlined "Judge Wayne Lennington could face criminal charges." Reporter Rick Yencer writes in a story that begins:
MUNCIE -- Former Delaware Circuit Court 5 Judge Wayne Lennington now faces a special prosecutor who will decide whether he committed a crime or misconduct.Indiana General Attorney Steve Carter and Delaware County Prosecutor Mark McKinney sought a special prosecutor earlier this month in the investigation of Lennington, who resigned from the bench last May after acknowledging he was being investigated for financial interests in tax sale properties he judged.
Former Adams County Prosecutor Daniel J. Sigler of Columbia City was appointed by Delaware Circuit Court 1 Judge Marianne Vorhees recently, based on the petition indicating that a joint task force formed by McKinney, Carter and the Indiana State Police was investigating Lennington.
Carter and McKinney would not comment about allegations against the 78-year-old former judge, although McKinney, who faces his own misconduct investigation by the Indiana Supreme Court Disciplinary Commission, felt it was important to get a special prosecutor due to the nature of investigation, which he would not specify and only acknowledged this week, months after it began. It was the first time Carter and McKinney have admitted a criminal investigation existed after going to court to get a special prosecutor.
Posted by Marcia Oddi on August 28, 2008 09:29 AM
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