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Ex-Judge Hannah Dugan Fined $5,000, Spared Prison in ICE Obstruction Case

MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN - MAY 15: Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Hannah Dugan leaves the Milwaukee Federal Courthouse on May 15, 2025 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Judge Dugan appeared in federal court to answer charges that she helped Eduardo Flores-Ruiz, an undocumented immigrant, elude federal arrest while he was making an appearance in her courtroom on April 18. (Credit: Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)

MILWAUKEE — Hannah Dugan left federal court Wednesday afternoon a convicted felon who will never spend a day behind bars for it. U.S. District Judge Lynn Adelman closed out her sentencing by ordering a $5,000 fine and nothing else — no prison, no probation — bringing a formal end to a case that began with her arrest in April 2025, according to wire reporting carried by the Washington Post.

No Prison, Just a Bill

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