Wisconsin judge indicted on charges of helping immigrant avoid arrest

What they're saying: "As she said after her unnecessary arrest, Judge Dugan asserts her innocence and looks forward to being vindicated in court," Dugan's legal team at Mastantuono Coffee & Thomas SC said in an emailed statement on her behalf on Tuesday evening.

• The Department of Justice did not immediately respond to Axios' Tuesday evening request for comment.

Catch up quick: Dugan, who has served nearly a decade on the court, was arrested late last month on two charges, including obstructing or impeding a proceeding before a department or agency of the U.S. and with concealing an individual to prevent his discovery or arrest.

• She was accused of trying to help an undocumented immigrant scheduled to appear in her courtroom to avoid arrest by immigration officials.

• Dugan was released from custody the same day as her arrest, after appearing in federal court.
• The Wisconsin Supreme Court then essentially suspended the judge, claiming in an order "it is in the public interest" for her to be "temporarily relieved of her official duties."

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