An attorney and former Recorders Court judge who three times campaigned for DeKalb County Superior Court pleaded guilty to a charge of federal wire fraud on Wednesday.
Michael Rothenberg, 35, a former part-time judge in DeKalb County Recorders Court, said as part of his plea before U.S. District Court Judge Steve Jones that he had devised a fraudulent investment scheme that duped a Colorado energy company’s executives of more than $1 million, then used $250,000 of the funds to finance his 2010 campaign for an open seat on the DeKalb County Superior Court.
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