Tampa Strip Clubs: Fla. Judge Linked To Stripper Faces Gets Probation

November 13, 2009

A former judge whose esteemed legal career ended amid accusations about his relationship with a stripper was sentenced Friday to serve one year of probation for bank fraud.
Thomas E. Stringer, 65, lamented his damaged reputation and the pain he has caused to his family and others.
“I’m deeply sorry for my conduct,” he told U.S. District Judge Elizabeth A. Kovachevich, who ordered him to also do 150 hours of community service and pay a fine.

The former 2nd District Court of Appeal judge resigned in February, months after stripper Christy Yamanaka appeared on a Tampa television station and detailed how Stringer let her put money she made into his bank accounts. That allowed her to hide her income from creditors trying to collect hundreds of thousands of dollars in debt.

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