with judge bodenheimer developer? >> well, it got stronger. mahlon had a relationship with bodenheimer a little bit before porteous, but porteous actually made a stronger. >> and with respect? >> because again, he was a leader and always had been a leader. everyone follows the leader. >> did he become more helpful sitting on squawks >> yes he was. >> did you start doing this for judge bodenheimer? >> decided to estimate what did you do? >> i did some repairs on his house and basically started taking him to dinners and lunches and made one trip with him. >> where? >> a casino in mississippi. >> i think we mentioned in 2002 you were under criminal investigation; is that correct? >> this search. >> or you know where you were under surveillance? >> no sir. >> have you seen the fbi surveillance tape of you entering emma's restaurant? >> yes i did. >> when you viewed it did you to view it as being an accurate? >> yes it's accurate. >> who went to lunch that day? >> joan. she was a state judge. steve, porteous, myself and i

judge bodenheimer was recuted. he went to work with a marketup so he wouldn't deal with until judge porteous. then judge bodenheimer goes to jail. this is the character witness judge porteous calls during the trial -- judge bodenheimer, who went to jail for almost four years for the same charges. if you look at the charges judge bodenheimer pled guilty to -- counsel says, well, the house said at one point it wasn't going to show that any particular bond was set too high or too low. counsel didn't mention the fact that what we were saying is we weren't going to say that this particular bond in the case of joe smith should have been $50,000 higher or $20,000 higher. no, we weren't going to say in a particular case. what we were going to say is the arrangement with the bondsman, as the evidence showed during the trial, was that in each of the cases that went before the judge, the bondsman would say this is where i can make the most money. set it at this point. that's what we said we would prove, and that's what we sho

during his conversation with jge bodenheimer, judge porteous wrote for louis marcotte's bodenheimer too integrity.k st bodenheimer tuck judge porteous'bodenh statement seriously and as a result of the conversation bodenheimer began to set bond for the marcottes. deve marcottes and bodenheimer developed a relationship that one relat the iocharacteristics of thexisted relationship that had previously existed between judge porteous and the mark marcottes. they began providing bodenheimer meals meals, house repairs and it to the casino. and bodenheimer in return beganld to set bond that would maximizedenheime profits for the marcottes.ly bodenheimer was eventually criminally prosecuted,gu pleaded s guilty and was ensentenced to prison on federal corruption corru counts arising from his corruptttes. relationship with the marcottes. let me now get to one final act of the marcotte-porteous relationship. 2000' t in the early 2000's the fbi wastigatitate investigating state court judges including bodenheimer for bodenheim correct misconduct arising outconduct of the relationship with the marcott

judge bodenheimer was recuted. he went to work with a marketup so he wouldn't deal with until judge porteous. then judge bodenheimer goes to jail. this is the character witness judge porteous calls during the trial -- judge bodenheimer, who went to jail for almost four years for the same charges. if you look at the charges judge bodenheimer pled guilty to -- counsel says, well, the house said at one point it wasn't going to show that any particular bond was set too high or too low. counsel didn't mention the fact that what we were saying is we weren't going to say that this particular bond in the case of joe smith should have been $50,000 higher or $20,000 higher. no, we weren't going to say in a particular case. what we were going to say is the arrangement with the bondsman, as the evidence showed during the trial, was that in each of the cases that went before the judge, the bondsman would say this is where i can make the most money. set it at this point. that's what we said we would prove, and that's what we sho

with judge bodenheimer developed? >> well, it got stronger. i had a relationship with bodenheimer a little bit before porteous, but porteous actually made it stronger. >> in what respect? >> because again he was a leader, and had always been a leader. everyone follows the leader. >> did he become more helpful in setting bonds? >> yes, he was. >> did you start doing things for judge bodenheimer? >> yes, i did. >> what did you do for him? >> i did some repairs on his house and basically started taking him to dinners and lunches and made one trip with him. >> overcautious what? >> it is a casino in mississippi. >> i think we mentioned that in 2002 you are under criminal investigation. is that correct? >> yes, sir. >> were you aware that you were under surveillance? >> no, sir. >> have you seen the fbi surveillance tape of you entering emeralds restaurant? >> yes, i did. >> is your recollection, when you view to did you view it as being an accurate state? >> yes sir comet was accurate. >> who went to lunch that day? >> jo

bodenheimer took judge porteous' statements seriously, and as a result of that conversation, bodenheimer began to set bonds for the marcottes. the marcottes and bodenheimer developed a relationship that took on the characteristics of the relationship that had previously existed between judge porteous and the marcottes. the marcottes began providing bodenheimer meals, house repairs and a trip to the casino. boden himmer in return began to set bonds that would maximize profits for the marcottes. bodenheimer was eventually criminally prosecuted, pleaded guilty and was sentenced to prison on a federal corruption count arising from his corrupt relationship with the marcottes. let me now get to one final act of the marcotte-porteous relationship. in the early 2000's, the f.b.i. was investigating state court judges including bodenheimer for corrupt misconduct arising out of the relationship with the marcottes. on april 17, 2003, louis marcotte signed an affidavit prepared by judge porteous' attorney in which he falsely denied that he and judge porteous had a corrupt relationship. i mention this

judge bodenheimer was recuted. he went to work with a marketup so he wouldn't deal with until judge porteous. then judge bodenheimer goes to jail. this is the character witness judge porteous calls during the trial -- judge bodenheimer, who went to jail for almost four years for the same charges. if you look at the charges judge bodenheimer pled guilty to -- counsel says, well, the house said at one point it wasn't going to show that any particular bond was set too high or too low. counsel didn't mention the fact that what we were saying is we weren't going to say that this particular bond in the case of joe smith should have been $50,000 higher or $20,000 higher. no, we weren't going to say in a particular case. what we were going to say is the arrangement with the bondsman, as the evidence showed during the trial, was that in each of the cases that went before the judge, the bondsman would say this is where i can make the most money. set it at this point. that's what we said we would prove, and that's what we sho

a state judge, a new state judge named bodenheimer who would later go to jail after pleading guilty tocharge almost identical to conduct your. with respect to the confirmation process, the evidence will show that judge porteous knowingly failed to disclose the corrupt nature of these relationships to the fbi and the senate. how do we know that the failure to disclose was known? how apart from the obvious fact that he was certain aware of the cash that he got from creely and amato. he was aware of the curatorships that was the basis of that cash. he was aware of the lunches and the parties they paid for. he was aware of the drinking and gambling. how apart from the obvious do we know that judge porteous quite deliberate captives from the senate? he tells us so. he tells us and he shows us so. let me give just one example of how he does that. louis marcotte come we ask them to expunge one of these convictions, and a second conviction, aubrey wallace, he will testify that when he asked judge porteous to expunge his conviction, and one said i would do it but not right now. i won't do this

bodenheimer, who prior to judge porteous' intervention held the marcottes in this low regard, ended up forming the same sort of corrupt relationship with the marcottes that judge porteous previously had with them, accepting meals, home repairs and has hospitality on trips and setting bonds as they requested. ultimately, bodenheimer and another state judge, alan green, went to jail for conduct that was substantially similar to that of judge porteous, vis-a-vis the marcottes. both louis marcotte and lori marcotte were also convicted of felony offenses for having given numerous state officials, including judges and law enforcement personnel, things of value. thus, article 2 alleges that while he was a state court judge in the 24th judicial district court in the state of louisiana and continuing while he was a federal judge in the united states district court for the eastern district of louisiana, judge porteous engaged in a corrupt relationship with bail bondsman ruth -- louis m. marcotte iii and his sister, lori marcotte. it also alleges that judge porteous solicited and accepted numerou

bodenheimer testified he did not hold louis marcotte in high regard and wouldn't deal with him because he had a low regard for marcotte's character and deceived he was a drug user. he testified that when judge porteous vouched for marcotte's integrity, it was critical to his decision to form a decision with louis marcotte. judge bodenheimer would later be convicted and incarcerated on federal corruption charges in part because of his corrupt relationship with the marcottes setting bonds in the amounts they requested in return for financial favors. both the marcottes also would plead guilty to corruption charges premised on these same relationships. now let me turn to article 3. by 2001, judge porteous had close to $200,000 in credit card debts, a substantial portion of which resulted from his gambling problem. for years, judge porteous had dishonestly concealed his debts and the extent of his gambling by filing false annual disclosure forms. ultimately, in march of 2001, judge porteous filed for bankruptcy. his filings were replete with dishonest representations. first, to conceal his