Michigan judge and associates charged in alleged scheme targeting incapacitated people

Federal prosecutors have indicted a sitting Detroit-area judge and three associates, accusing them of orchestrating a long-running scheme to siphon hundreds of thousands of dollars from adults who were legally deemed unable to manage their own finances. 

According to the indictment announced by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Michigan, 36th District Court Judge Andrea Bradley-Baskin is one of four defendants charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud. 

Also facing charges are Nancy Williams, attorney Avery Bradley, and Dwight Rashad, all of whom live in Detroit. 

Additional allegations include multiple counts of money laundering, and in Bradley-Baskin’s case, lying to federal investigators.