White House accepts convicted judge's resignation (Samuel Kent)

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AAS 6/30/09
House accepts convicted judge's resignation


WASHINGTON — The White House has accepted the resignation of an imprisoned federal judge whom the House impeached on allegations of sexually assaulting two women and lying about the assaults.

President Barack Obama's acceptance of U.S. Judge Samuel Kent's resignation, effective Tuesday, ends Kent's $174,000 annual judicial salary, as many members of Congress wanted. Kent will have to wait at least a week for the Senate to decide whether to end his impeachment trial. Congress is adjourned this week for the July 4 holiday.

White House counsel Gregory Craig sent a letter to Kent on Monday saying Obama accepted the resignation.

Kent, 60, entered a U.S. prison in Massachusetts on June 15 to serve a 33-month sentence. He pleaded guilty in May to lying to a 5th Circuit Court of Appeals investigative panel about sexually abusing two female employees.

Good! :toast:

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