Judge accused of embezzling $4K as prosecutor expected to return to bench after no-contest plea
A suspended Michigan judge facing an embezzlement case over $4,000 in funds he allegedly misspent while serving as a county prosecutor has accepted a plea deal that is expected to put him back on the bench.
Originally charged with five felonies, Lapeer Circuit Judge Byron Konschuh pleaded no contest to failing to account for county funds, a misdemeanor, and had his sentencing delayed for 90 days at a Thursday court hearing, according to the Associated Press and the Flint Journal. If he stays out of trouble until July 1, there will be no conviction on his record.
The government said he put into his own account money the Lapeer County prosecutor’s office received from third parties and used the funds to make purchases that were not allowed under state law, including doughnuts, employee gifts and drinks at a local bar.
