Updated Jan. 30, 2026, 4:48 p.m. ET
A globetrotting Detroit judge is accused of blowing money stolen from elderly and incapacitated people on a dive bar, a luxury car and a ritzy downtown condominium, according to a federal indictment unsealed Friday, almost seven months after The Detroit News revealed a secret FBI investigation.
The case against 36th District Judge Andrea Bradley-Baskin, her father and two others describes a conspiracy to steal assets and money from clients and splurge on luxuries. In Bradley-Baskin’s case, she spent more than $247,000 on personal luxuries, Chick’s Bar and rent on two properties in Metro Detroit, including a Brush Park condominium across Woodward from Little Caesars Arena, according to the government.
