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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Johanna Chisholm

New York State Supreme Court Judge John Michalski dies by suicide after agents raid his home

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New York State Supreme Court Justice John Michalski has died by suicide weeks after his home was searched by federal agents and state police while he was questioned about his relationship to a person involved in a federal prosecution.

Judge Michalski, 61, was found deceased at his home in Amherst, NY shortly before noon on Tuesday, lawyer Terrence Connors told The New York Times.

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