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Retired N.Y. Judge Pleads in Federal Prostitution Case

Posted Sep 5, 2008, 03:52 pm CDT
By Martha Neil

A New York trial court judge who had a reputation for handing out tough sentences is now potentially facing one himself.

Ronald Tills, 73, admitted in court yesterday that he had recruited prostitutes for a national men's fraternal club of which he is a member, the Royal Order of Jesters, reports the Buffalo News. He was a member of the state supreme court bench, which is the trial court in New York, for a decade before retiring in 2005.

His felony plea before U.S. District Judge William Skretny admits a violation of the Mann Act, which prohibits transporting individuals across state lines for prostitution purposes. It could result in a prison term of as much as 21… Continue reading...

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