The Monroe law clerk accused of concealing or destroying Monroe businessman Stanley Palowsky III’s court filings in a racketeering lawsuit clerked for a retired judge from Ruston who took possession of the businessman’s court records without any assignment from a higher court.
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I can't believe this issue is still being litigated. It seems like the longer it goes on, the more corruption is uncovered.
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