Tampa Strip Clubs: No prison time for ex-judge Stringer
November 13, 2009But Stringer avoided any prison time for committing federal bank fraud to help a stripper he had known for years. Instead, he was sentenced to a year of probation, ordered to forfeit $222,000 and fined $250.
The former judge’s professed dedication to community service will now be mandatory, at least for awhile. As part of his sentence, he was ordered to perform 150 hours of community service.
During the brief sentencing hearing, the prosecutor, judge and defense attorneys all agreed Stringer had been punished enough รข losing his judgeship, his law license, his reputation and the forfeiture money.
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Stringer’s career began to unravel after stripper Christy Yamanaka told News Channel 8 and The Tampa Tribune about her 13-year relationship with the married judge. She said the relationship had been sexual, but Stringer denied that.