Ex-judge in Pa. guilty of fraud, money laundering
PITTSBURGH — A former Pennsylvania appellate judge has been convicted in Pittsburgh of lying about neck and back injuries to collect money from insurance companies.
Former Superior Court Judge Michael Joyce was found guilty Wednesday by a federal jury of two counts of mail fraud and six counts of money laundering. He will be sentenced March 10.
Joyce was accused of lying to collect $440,000 from two insurance companies after a 2001 traffic accident.
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