Judge Gets Prison Term for Cocaine, Tax Crimes
<i> United Press International</i>
NEW YORK — A former Bronx judge who was among the youngest elected to the state Supreme Court was sentenced today to nine months in federal prison for using cocaine and evading income taxes.
William Martin, 37, pleaded guilty in September to using cocaine before becoming a judge and also admitted evading income taxes on $90,000 in fees from clients.
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