Former Milwaukee County Judge Hannah Dugan will likely keep her state pension despite her felony obstruction conviction and resignation as a circuit court judge. Dugan submitted her resignation letter to Gov. Tony Evers Saturday after a federal jury found her guilty of impeding the federal immigration arrest of an undocumented immigrant outside her courtroom. Above video: Milwaukee Co. Judge Hannah Dugan resigning from bench following criminal convictionA spokesperson for the Wisconsin Department of Employee Trust Funds, the state agency that administers state pensions and other benefits, wouldn’t comment on Dugan’s case specifically, but said state law does not require an individual to forfeit their pension “because of being terminated or criminal charges.” “A (Wisconsin Retirement System) pension is an earned benefit of employment based on an individual’s contribution and eligibility and cannot be taken away,” the spokesperson said. It’s unknown how much Dugan has contributed or would receive.A 2019 state law does authorize the state to withhold money if ordered to do so by a court in a restitution order. According to the agency, the court may order a restitution if it involves both felony theft and misconduct in public office, the crime resulted in a loss to the defendant’s employer and that the employer participates in the WRS. U.S. District Judge Lynn Adelman has not yet scheduled a sentencing date for Dugan. Her defense team is preparing to ask Adelman to set aside Dugan’s guilty verdict. Top HeadlinesMilwaukee family seeks arrest for loved one killed in shootingPackers to face Bears in Wild Card Round; date and time announcedMilwaukee parking meter rates to increase, raising concerns for businessesWATCH Here’s which grocery items had price increases this yearmediaId=’026fe2ba-625d-4bd1-9976-36fad37cac35′ size=””][/mediaosvideo]
MILWAUKEE —
Former Milwaukee County Judge Hannah Dugan will likely keep her state pension despite her felony obstruction conviction and resignation as a circuit court judge.
Dugan submitted her resignation letter to Gov. Tony Evers Saturday after a federal jury found her guilty of impeding the federal immigration arrest of an undocumented immigrant outside her courtroom.
Above video: Milwaukee Co. Judge Hannah Dugan resigning from bench following criminal conviction
A spokesperson for the Wisconsin Department of Employee Trust Funds, the state agency that administers state pensions and other benefits, wouldn’t comment on Dugan’s case specifically, but said state law does not require an individual to forfeit their pension “because of being terminated or criminal charges.”
“A (Wisconsin Retirement System) pension is an earned benefit of employment based on an individual’s contribution and eligibility and cannot be taken away,” the spokesperson said.
It’s unknown how much Dugan has contributed or would receive.
A 2019 state law does authorize the state to withhold money if ordered to do so by a court in a restitution order. According to the agency, the court may order a restitution if it involves both felony theft and misconduct in public office, the crime resulted in a loss to the defendant’s employer and that the employer participates in the WRS.
U.S. District Judge Lynn Adelman has not yet scheduled a sentencing date for Dugan. Her defense team is preparing to ask Adelman to set aside Dugan’s guilty verdict.
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