BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) - In a story March 23 about a former judge sentenced to prison, The Associated Press reported erroneously the details of a woman’s Social Security benefits for a woman. The judge had approved the woman’s Social Security benefits, but he did not approve her request for a retroactive lump sum payment.
A corrected version of the story is below:
Former Social Security judge sentenced to prison in sex case
A former Alabama judge is going to federal prison after pleading guilty to crimes that include having sex with a woman whose case was in his court
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) - A former Alabama judge is going to federal prison after pleading guilty to crimes that include having sex with a woman whose case was in his court.
A judge sentenced 74-year-old Paul Conger Jr. of Akron to a year and a day in prison for obstructing justice, accepting a gratuity for an official act and stealing government property.
Conger is a former Tuscaloosa County judge who was hearing cases as an administrative law judge for the Social Security Administration.
He pleaded guilty in October to having sex at the Tuscaloosa courthouse with a woman who sought Social Security benefits. He also admitted trying to cover it up.
Prosecutors say the woman was seeking a lump sum of $10,000 in retroactive benefits.
Conger must report to prison in July and pay a $4,000 fine.
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