tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7481330.post25745859005658108..comments2023-10-24T11:05:25.288-04:00Comments on Mark Rauterkus & Running Mates ponder current events: Convicted judge to keep his pensionMark Rauterkushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17157914569686528007noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7481330.post-69093126030889326462009-06-22T11:09:47.089-04:002009-06-22T11:09:47.089-04:00A retired Pennsylvania Superior Court judge will n...A retired Pennsylvania Superior Court judge will not forfeit his $82,000 annual pension for the insurance fraud that landed him in federal prison for 46 months.<br /><br />The Pennsylvania State Employees' Retirement System has determined Michael Joyce's $440,000 insurance fraud conviction wasn't related to his public employment.<br /><br />Mr. Joyce began serving his sentence at a minimum-security federal prison in West Virginia in April.<br /><br />The 60-year-old Mr. Joyce was convicted in November of mail fraud and money laundering for allegedly exaggerating neck and back injuries to collect $440,000 in insurance claims stemming from a fender bender in August 2001.<br /><br />Federal prosecutors are still seeking to forfeit Mr. Joyce's home because they say he used some of the money to pay for it.<br /><br /><br />http://post-gazette.com/pg/09173/979120-100.stm#ixzz0JAietKB9&DMark Rauterkushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17157914569686528007noreply@blogger.com