No ''Get Out of Jail Free'' Card for Former Judges

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updated Mar 22, 2011

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Whitfield, who was sentenced to more than nine years, and Teel, who was sentenced to close to six years, were convicted of aiding attorney Paul Minor in illegal dealings and offering his clients "favorable ruling[s]."

Before serving his 11-year sentence, Minor "orchestrated a complicated scheme in which he guaranteed loans for the judges, then used cash and third parties in an attempt to conceal the fact that Minor paid off the loans. The judges were convicted of giving Minor's clients favorable ruling in civil cases in exchange for the money," says an article.

Both former judges were ordered to report to prison after Christmas. As of now, neither is reporting where he will serve his time until he arrives. Mike Truman, a spokesman for the Federal Bureau of Prisons, said, "Once they arrive at their destination, then we can report it."

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"He really didn't want to say the location before he gets there," said Whitfield's attorney. "He has expressed how much it means for all the prayers that have come in. He's going to get through this."

Teel, who could begin serving his time in Atlanta, may end up at the same prison as his son, Ryan Michael Teel. Ryan is serving a life sentence for "the 2006 beating death of an inmate in Harrison County." However, because Teel would be in a lower security level, the two would most likely not spend time in the same area.


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