- New details emerge in case of a Massachusetts judge charged with obstruction
- Newton District Court Judge Shelley M Richmond Joseph was indicted Thursday
- She is accused of conspiring to prevent ICE from detaining undocumented immigrant Jose Medina-Perez at Newton District Court on April 2, 2018
- Judge allegedly sent twice-deported Medina through a back door to evade ICE
- Medina was picked up on drug charges and remains at large a year later
PUBLISHED: 00:44 EDT, 27 April 2019 | UPDATED: 08:28 EDT, 27 April 2019
A Massachusetts judge, who is accused of helping a twice-deported illegal alien evade Immigration and Customs Enforcement, used a back door to help the man slip away, court documents have revealed.
Judge Shelley M Richmond Joseph and trial court officer Wesley MacGregor are accused of conspiring to help Jose Medina-Perez evade the ICE agent at Newton District Court on April 2, 2018.
Joseph ordered the courtroom recording device to be turned off for 52 seconds while she and Medina-Perez's lawyer had a conversation about getting him out of the courthouse instead of handing him over to an ICE officer, according to the indictment.
MacGregor allegedly used his access badge to release Medina-Perez through a rear door.
District Court Judge Shelley M. Richmond Joseph was seen crying when she left federal court in Boston Thursday
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