U.S Supreme Court Rejects Corrupt Judge’s Petition to Have Bribery Conviction Purged – EVOL

The U.S. Supreme Court has rejected a motion to dismiss a 2015 bribery conviction for former Faulkner County Circuit Court Judge Mike Maggio.

The high court did so without comment, thus ending Maggio’s legal journey in this case, the Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reported.

Maggio was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison in 2016 after pleading guilty to a bribery scheme.

He served nearly half of his sentence and was released in 2021.

However, an earlier report from the news outlet said he is now seeking to have the conviction wiped completely from his record.

The case involved a conspiracy with then-state senator Gilbert Baker.

Baker channeled donations from a Greenbrier nursing home to Maggio’s campaign.

That facility was facing a $5.2 million judgment from the family of a woman who died there due to negligence.

Baker would help get Maggio elected in exchange for his sway on the appeals court.

However, the scheme collapsed, and both men were tried, though only Maggio was convicted.

The case all started with the death of Martha Bull in 2008, Litte Rock Public Radio reported.

The woman, who was 76 at the time, was supposed to spend 30 days at the Greenbrier

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