Ex-Florida Appeals Court Judge Cops Plea To Falsifying Mortgage Application In Alleged Attempt To Help Stripper Cover Up Her Assets

In Tampa, Florida, the Palm Beach Post reports:

• A former Florida appeals court judge who resigned amid controversy over his financial and personal relationship with a stripper has pleaded guilty to bank fraud. Thomas E. Stringer appeared in Tampa federal court Thursday morning. He is expected to be sentenced in two to three months. It's unlikely he'll get jail time. Prosecutors say Stringer falsified his mortgage application for a home in Hawaii.

• Stringer resigned from the 2nd District Court of Appeal in February, months after a stripper came forward claiming he helped her hide from creditors by letting her put money into his bank accounts. The Judicial Qualifications Commission also found probable cause that Stringer listed himself as the sole owner of a home in Hawaii for the woman. The panel dropped its ethics complaint after Stringer resigned.

Source: Former Fla. judge linked to stripper pleads guilty.