A Bush appointed federal judge in New Hampshire quits after pleading guilty to drunk driving. From WBZTV.com (A CBS affiliate)
BOSTON (WBZ) ― A federal bankruptcy judge based in Boston has resigned after pleading guilty to drunk driving.
Judge Robert Somma will step down April 1 after already being on leave.
He is accused of rear-ending a pick-up truck in Manchester, N.H. last week.
Under the plea deal, Somma agreed to have his driver's license suspended for a year.
But he could get it back sooner if he successfully completes an alcohol awareness program.
The second case involves a state GOP lawmaker from Maryland. Robert A. McKee, a long-serving Republican delegate from Western Maryland, announced his resignation yesterday after authorities, who say they are conducting a child pornography investigation, seized two computers, videotapes and printed materials from his Hagerstown home.
First elected to the House of Delegates in 1994, McKee was chairman of the Western Maryland delegation and sponsored legislation to protect minors from sexual predators. McKee, 58, also resigned yesterday from his post as executive director of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Washington County, a child mentorship program where he has worked for 29 years.
"For me, this is deeply embarrassing," McKee said in a statement. "It reflects poorly on my service to the community."
The FBI's cyber-crimes unit and the county sheriff's office are reviewing the materials seized from McKee's home Jan. 31, federal and local authorities said.
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