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OSC Takes Disciplinary Action Against Former Immigration Judge for Hatch Act Violation
The U.S. Office of Special Counsel (OSC) announced that Carmene “Zsa Zsa” DePaolo, a former immigration judge, had been fined $1,000 with a 30-month debarment from federal service for violating the Hatch Act from the bench. DePaolo was found to have made partisan statements during a hearing.
Cite as AILA Doc. No. 19091800.
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