Arkansas ex-judge ordered held on federal charges

LITTLE ROCK — A former Arkansas judge accused of giving lighter sentences to defendants in exchange for nude photos and sexual acts will remain in jail for now.

A federal magistrate judge sided with prosecutors during a detention hearing Wednesday, denying bond for former Cross County District Judge Joseph Boeckmann.

U.S. Judge Joe Volpe says he will allow defense attorneys to propose in filings, and that he would consider, secure detention with a family member who lives far from Wynne, where the allegations are centered.

Prosecutors had asked that Boeckmann, 70, be held after two witnesses told investigators he had used a third party to threaten them or offer bribes for them to lie.

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