Criminal Justice
Judge accused of making false residency claim is convicted
A former Louisiana judge accused of making a false residency claim has been convicted by a New Orleans jury.
In its Tuesday verdict, the jury found former Orleans Parish Juvenile Court Judge Yolanda King guilty of forging election documents and filing false public records, WVUE reports.
Witnesses at trial included a private investigator who testified that he saw King on several mornings exit a St. Tammany home in which the state contended that she actually lived, rather than the New Orleans home in which she claimed to live. An assessor also testified, saying that King obtained a homestead exemption in St. Tammany.
