A federal judge is refusing to take herself off a convicted military contractor’s case, saying an investigation into claims he threatened her—which proved to be unfounded—were no basis for her recusal.
Eastern District Judge Joanna Seybert denied David H. Brooks’ recusal bid on Wednesday, writing “this court has repeatedly indicated that it did not, does not and will not consider any allegation of such threats because the investigation failed to disclose that defendant made these threats in the first place.”
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