Former Social Security judge sentenced to prison in sex case
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}A former Alabama judge is going to federal prison after pleading guilty to crimes that include having sex with a woman whose case was in his court.
A judge sentenced 74-year-old Paul Conger Jr. of Akron to a year and a day in prison for obstructing justice, accepting a gratuity for an official act and stealing government property.
Conger is a former Tuscaloosa County judge who was hearing cases as an administrative law judge for the Social Security Administration.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}He pleaded guilty in October to having sex at the Tuscaloosa courthouse with a woman who sought Social Security benefits. He also admitted trying to cover it up.
Prosecutors say Conger approved $10,000 in retroactive benefits for the woman.
He must report to prison in July and pay a $4,000 fine.