A federal grand jury on Tuesday indicted Milwaukee County judge Hannah Dugan for obstructing an ICE arrest last month.
Last month Judge Hannah Dugan was charged with two felonies, however, the charges in the grand jury indictment were not immediately clear.
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported:
A federal grand jury indicted Milwaukee County Judge Hannah Dugan on May 13 after a daylong hearing on charges that she tried to assist an undocumented immigrant escape arrest from her courtroom last month.
Dugan, 66, was previously charged with obstructing a U.S. agency and concealing an individual to prevent an arrest. The two charges carry a maximum penalty of six years in prison and a $350,000 fine, but sentences in cases involving nonviolent offenses typically are much shorter.)
It wasn’t immediately clear what charges were contained in the grand jury indictment.
Dugan is expected to enter a plea at a May 15 hearing.
The indictment came after a string of witnesses entered the federal courthouse throughout the day on May 13 to testify before the grand jury.
Last month Milwaukee County judge Hannah Dugan was arrested by the FBI for obstructing an ICE arrest.
According to the FBI, Judge Hannah Dugan obstructed