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Judge Indicted for Helping Illegal Immigrant Elude ICE Agent at Newton District Court

Judge Indicted for Helping Illegal Immigrant Elude ICE Agent at Newton District Court

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A federal grand jury has indicted a Massachusetts judge and court officer for helping an illegal immigrant elude federal immigration authorities after his arraignment in Newton District Court last year. The judge, Shelley M. Richmond Joseph, a former criminal defense lawyer, and Wesley Macgregor, a court officer, were indicted Tuesday morning on counts of obstruction of justice, conspiracy to obstruct justice, and aiding and abetting obstruction of a federal proceeding. Macgregor, 56, of Watert

A federal grand jury has indicted a Massachusetts judge and court officer for helping an illegal immigrant elude federal immigration authorities after his arraignment in Newton District Court last year. The judge, Shelley M. Richmond Joseph, a former criminal defense lawyer, and Wesley Macgregor, a court officer, were indicted Tuesday morning on counts of obstruction of justice, conspiracy to obstruct justice, and aiding and abetting obstruction of a federal proceeding. Macgregor, 56, of Watert…