Disbarred former El Paso judge, previously convicted of fraud, accused of practicing law
Former district court Judge Manuel Joseph Barraza, who served six years in prison for allegedly trading sexual acts for favorable rulings, was arrested after being accused of continuing to practice law despite being disbarred.
Barraza, 64, was arrested Wednesday by deputies at a home in the 200 block of Riverside Drive, El Paso County Sheriff’s Office officials said.
Limited details were released on his arrest, but he was taken into custody in connection with an outstanding felony warrant on a charge of falsely holding oneself out as a lawyer.
An indictment filed against Barraza states that despite not being licensed as an attorney in Texas, he allegedly tried to represent himself as a lawyer to another person for the "economic benefit for himself."
Read more: https://www.elpasotimes.com/story/news/crime/2019/05/31/man-arrested-lower-valley-allegedly-pretending-lawyer-el-paso-county-sheriffs-office/1297988001/
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