Ex-Ill. Judge Pleads Guilty to Heroin, Gun Counts

Ex-Ill. Judge Pleads Guilty to Heroin, Gun Counts
A former judge at the center of a courthouse drug scandal in Illinois that included another judge's cocaine death pleaded guilty Friday to federal heroin and gun charges as part of a deal calling for him serving a year and a half in prison. Michael … Read more on ABC News

Ex-judge pleads guilty in Illinois heroin case as investigation continues
Cook entered drug treatment after his arrest, and appeared in court Friday in a business suit and tie. His attorneys declined comment Friday. … Fogarty has admitted selling drugs to — and using drugs with — Cook and Associate Judge Joseph Christ … Read more on STLtoday.com

Community airs drug issues
In the past two years, Piper said the county has lost 19 people to drug overdoses, of which 13 were from opiates like heroin. The agency has seen the number of heroin arrests multiply five times this year from 2012, he said, and the average amount of … Read more on Forsyth County News Online