LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - A judge in Kentucky has been charged with forgery and tampering with public records.
WDRB-TV reports that Circuit Court Judge Beth Maze has been indicted by a grand jury.
Maze represents Bath, Rowan, Montgomery and Menifee counties.
Maze is under investigation for ethics charges filed by the state Judicial Conduct Commission. She is accused of violating judicial rules by trying to help her ex-husband after he was arrested on drug charges last year. She was suspended with pay Oct. 2.
The indictment alleges Maze falsely altered public records. The commission claims that Maze asked attorneys and law enforcement officers whether confidential informants were involved in drug cases involving her ex-husband.
Maze told the commission that she never intended to “bestow any benefit” to her ex-husband. She has denied wrongdoing.
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Information from: WDRB-TV, http://www.fox41.com
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