Michigan Judge Among 4 Charged With Stealing Money From Incapacitated Wards

The judge allegedly used $70,000 from a ward to buy a personal stake in a bar, and also allegedly used a ward’s funds for a two-year lease on a Ford Expedition.

The U.S. Department of Justice in Washington on Jan. 6, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times

Four individuals from Detroit, including a sitting judge and an attorney, have been charged for partnering in a multiyear scheme to allegedly embezzle funds from incapacitated people, the Department of Justice (DOJ) said in a Jan. 30 statement.

Charges were filed against Andrea Bradley-Baskin, 46, a district judge in Michigan; Avery Bradley, 72, an attorney who is the father of Bradley-Baskin; Dwight Rashad, 69; and Nancy Williams, 59.