FBI says judge, former Catholic Charities director sheltered illegal immigrant from arrest
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Federal agents arrested a Wisconsin judge and former Catholic Charities director this week over allegations that she sheltered an illegal immigrant from being arrested by law enforcement earlier this month.
A criminal complaint, filed in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, alleges that Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Hannah Dugan helped hide Mexican national Eduardo Flores-Ruiz, who was present illegally in the United states and who had been charged in Milwaukee with domestic battery.
Police showed up at the Milwaukee County Courthouse on April 18 planning to arrest Flores-Ruiz after a hearing in his criminal case. The hearing was scheduled to take place in Dugan’s courtroom, according to the complaint.
Upon learning of the looming arrest, Dugan reportedly became “visibly angry” and subsequently confronted the federal agents over their plans. Afterwards, according to the complaint, she “escorted Flores-Ruiz and his counsel out of the courtroom” through a “jury door” and to a “nonpublic area of the courthouse.” Flores-Ruiz’s case was reportedly adjourned shortly thereafter.
Agents ultimately arrested the suspect outside of the courthouse after he allegedly attempted to flee on foot.
The complaint charges Dugan with “obstructing or impeding a proceeding” of a U.S. agency, as well as “concealing an individual to prevent his discovery and arrest.”
Prior to becoming a judge, Dugan had served for nearly three years as executive director of Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Milwaukee, resigning in 2009, according to the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel.
The judge’s LinkedIn profile lists her as having led the Catholic charity “through board restructuring and services reorganization.”
Prior to her election to the Milwaukee circuit court, Dugan served as a civil law attorney in Milwaukee.
Dugan’s lawyer this week said during a hearing in federal court that the judge “wholeheartedly regrets and protests her arrest.”
“It was not made in the interest of public safety,” he argued.
Source: https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/263683/fbi-says-judge-former-catholic-charities-administrator-hid-illegal-immigrant-from-arrest
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