A Wisconsin judge on Thursday pleaded not guilty to federal charges that alleged she helped an illegal immigrant evade agents earlier this year.
Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Hannah Dugan entered her not guilty plea during her arraignment hearing in a federal courthouse in Milwaukee, according to reporters in the courtroom. It came about a day after her attorneys moved to submit court papers to dismiss the case.
Prosecutors charged Dugan with obstruction and concealing an individual to prevent his arrest. She is accused of escorting a Mexican national and illegal immigrant, Eduardo Flores-Ruiz, who was slated to appear before her on separate misdemeanor battery charges, out of a back door of a courtroom after she learned that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents were waiting to detain him....
