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Retired Judge Paul Martin of Ohio; serial thief, ethical dwarf
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 ge Paul Martin of Lancaster, Ohio was licensed to practice his brand of law in Ohio on March 17, 1948.
After many years of disservice as a Common Pleas Judge in Ohio, Chief Justice Thomas Moyer determined that Judge Paul Martin “merited” appointment as a visiting retired judge in 1993. Judge Paul Martin is yet another serial thief that Chief Justice Thomas Moyer determined "merited" repeated appointments as a visiting retired judge in Ohio.
Immediately upon being appointed to active status as a visiting retired Judge by Chief Justice Thomas Moyer, Judge Paul Martin embarked on a scheme to defraud the taxpayers of Ohio and Franklin County by billing for hours he never worked.
A review of Judge Paul Martin’s compensation reports, all of which he certified as being true and accurate prove that from December 4, 1998 through November 13, 2000, that he defrauded the State and Franklin County to the tune of $32,500 by billing for hours he never worked.
I was able to determine Judge Paul Martin’s serial theft’s via a review of the time-stamped parking receipts he submitted to the Franklin County Auditor’s office. Those parking receipts prove that on eighty-three (83) occasions that Judge Paul Martin claimed he worked a full eight-hours when in fact his average workday was a mere 2.6 hours.
As a result of Judge Paul Martin’s serial frauds, he illegally collected $32,500 in wages from the State of Ohio and Franklin County for judicial services he never performed.
The table below details the actual hours worked by Judge Paul Martin in accordance with the time-stamped parking receipts he submitted to the Franklin County Auditor for reimbursement. Despite being advised of Judge Paul Martin’s serial thefts, Chief Justice Thomas Moyer never took any action to force him to reimburse the State and/or Franklin County as a result of said documented thefts.
1998 Frauds
1. 12-04-98 in at 9:25-out at 13:09 3.6 hours
2. 12-17-98 in at 9:27-out at 12:23 3.0 hours
3. 12-18-98 in at 9:19-out at 11:54 2.5 hours
1999 Frauds
4. 02-04-99 in at 9:26-out at 12:46 3.3 hours
5. 02-05-99 in at 9:20-out at 12:04 2.6 hours
6. 02-19-99 in at 9:41-out at 12:45 3.0 hours
7. 02-23-99 in at 9:22-out at 12:28 3.1 hours
8. 02-26-99 in at 9:16-out at 11:16 2.0 hours
9. 03-02-99 in at 9:17-out at 13:09 3.9 hours
10. 03-05-99 in at 9:25-out at 12:39 3.2 hours
11. 03-15-99 in at 9:19-out at 12:22 3.0 hours
12. 03-17-99 in at 9:10-out at 11:55 2.8 hours
13. 03-19-99 in at 9:06-out at 11:03 1.9 hours
14. 03-23-99 in at 9:16-out at 12:57 3.6 hours
15. 03-24-99 in at 9:17-out at 12:13 2.9 hours
16. 03-25-99 in at 9:18-out at 12:48 3.5 hours
17. 03-26-99 in at 9:16-out at 11:11 1.9 hours
18. 03-29-99 in at 8:59-out at 12:40 3.1 hours
19. 03-30-99 in at 9:24-out at 11:28 2.0 hours
20. 03-31-99 in at 9:15-out at 12:06 2.9 hours
21. 04-01-99 in at 9:14-out at 11:55 2.7 hours
22. 04-02-99 in at 8:59-out at 11:09 2.2 hours
23. 04-05-99 in at 9:13-out at 12:32 3.3 hours
24. 04-06-99 in at 9:14-out at 11:32 2.3 hours
25. 04-08-99 in at 9:12-out at 11:39 2.4 hours
26. 04-09-99 in at 9:26-out at 10:54 1.5 hours
27. 04-14-99 in at 9:13-out at 12:08 2.9 hours
28. 04-16-99 in at 9:18-out at 12:01 2.7 hours
29. 04-22-99 in at 9:11-out at 11:33 2.3 hours
30. 05-04-99 in at 9:06-out at 12:14 3.1 hours
31. 05-10-99 in at 9:00-out at 10:28 1.5 hours
32. 05-12-99 in at 8:56-out at 12:08 3.2 hours
33. 05-17-99 in at 11:11-out at 13:29 2.3 hours
34. 10-20-99 in at 9:19-out at 12:05 2.8 hours
35. 10-22-99 in at 9:04-out at 12:10 3.1 hours
36. 10-29-99 in at 9:14-out at 10:47 1.5 hours
37. 11-01-99 in at 11:49-out at 14:42 2.9 hours
38. 11-16-99 in at 9:20-out at 13:14 3.9 hours
39. 11-19-99 in at 9:12-out at 11:27 2.2 hours
40. 11-22-99 in at 9:17-out at 13:16 3.9 hours
41. 11-23-99 in at 9:16-out at 10:56 1.6 hours
42. 11-24-99 in at 9:13-out at 11:10 1.9 hours
43. 12-03-99 in at 9:22-out at 11:19 1.9 hours
44. 12-16-99 in at 9:36-out at 11:21 1.8 hours
2000 Frauds
45. 01-06-00 in at 12:17-out at 13:16 1.0 hours
46. 02-11-00 in at 9:29-out at 11:46 2.3 hours
47. 02-14-00 in at 9:14-out at 12:51 3.6 hours
48. 02-23-00 in at 9:17-out at 12:47 3.5 hours
49. 02-25-00 in at 9:16-out at 11:42 2.4 hours
50. 03-01-00 in at 9:21-out at 11:09 1.8 hours
51. 03-03-00 in at 9:06-out at 11:59 2.9 hours
52. 03-13-00 in at 9:22-out at 13:19 3.9 hours
53. 03-17-00 in at 9:29-out at 11:45 2.2 hours
54. 03-22-00 in at 9:35-out at 12:44 3.1 hours
55. 03-24-00 in at 9:34-out at 11:27 1.9 hours
56. 03-27-00 in at 9:40-out at 11:55 2.2 hours
57. 03-30-00 in at 9:29-out at 12:48 3.3 hours
58. 04-05-00 in at 9:48-out at 12:06 2.3 hours
59. 04-06-00 in at 9:37-out at 13:19 3.7 hours
60. 04-07-00 in at 9:34-out at 11:15 1.6 hours
61. 04-13-00 in at 9:31-out at 12:23 2.9 hours
62. 04-14-00 in at 9:57-out at 12:03 2.0 hours
63. 04-21-00 in at 9:35-out at 11:01 1.5 hours
64. 04-24-00 in at 9:54-out at 12:18 2.3 hours
65. 04-25-00 in at 9:52-out at 12:04 2.2 hours
66. 04-26-00 in at 9:57-out at 12:04 2.1 hours
67. 04-27-00 in at 9:53-out at 12:21 2.5 hours
68. 04-28-00 in at 9:41-out at 10:43 1.0 hours
69. 05-05-00 in at 9:32-out at 12:12 2.7 hours
70. 05-11-00 in at 9:29-out at 13:08 3.7 hours
71. 05-12-00 in at 9:26-out at 10:19 .9 hours
72. 05-22-00 in at 8:57-out at 11:32 2.5 hours
73 10-18-00 in at 9:27-out at 12:41 3.2 hours
74. 10-19-00 in at 9:25-out at 11:55 2.5 hours
75. 10-20-00 in at 9:43-out at 10:36 .9 hours
76. 10-24-00 in at 9:19-out at 12:29 3.1 hours
77. 10-25-00 in at 9:26-out at 12:13 2.8 hours
78. 10-26-00 in at 9:27-out at 13:13 3.8 hours
79. 10-27-00 in at 9:19-out at 12:08 2.8 hours
80. 10-31-00 in at 9:23-out at 12:09 2.8 hours
81. 11-01-00 in at 9:27-out at 11:50 2.4 hours
82. 11-02-00 in at 9:18-out at 11:50 2.6 hours
83. 11-13-00 in at 9:19-out at 12:19 3.0 hours
Average workday for above equals: 2.6 hours
Actual hours worked 210.4
Total earnings for above equals: $82,056
Actual hourly rate paid equals: $391.00
Hourly rate paid to elected judge equals: $48.75
Fortunately for the taxpayers of Ohio and Franklin County, Judge Paul Martin died in 2001 thereby preventing him from further defrauding them.
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