I just took off 4 days of vacation after working 2 years. I earn $40K a year and this guy has taken more days off then I have been employed at my company. How disgusting.
finally read journalism, our media is the problem. he can still go to jail, laws were broke, if this guy would follow through it could be fixed. this judge still has a court date to show for and he won't be late and he will be prosecuted i promise, we all will...
You know all those attorneys charged their clients for the time they spent waiting for the judge to show up. He needs to be held personally liable for all those costs.
If only that were possible. Most defendants in District Court have court appointed attorneys who are paid a set rate for each case no matter how much time they spend on it. The attorneys are just screwed out of their time.
I read the obituary for this judge after he died in 2022 (RIP) and he's described as "a devoted husband of 59 years to his wife Patricia" and a "hard-working judge" haha 😂
He Retired in September 2014 to avoid removal from the bench after investigators found thousands of dollars of improper mileage reimbursements along side Rob Wolchek' investigation findings. FANTASTIC JOB ROB!!
@@michaelkaybecker Oh, I totally agree! If it was a standard 2nd rate citizen, we'd see jail time for thieft! No official should be treated any differently than any other pos criminal.
He was already on that 'fk em over till they let me retire' train. He's got old white money, he's basically an Egpytian Sultan with no soul because not 1 cent was earned and every second was lazy.
S. Garr. Bastard should’ve going to jail, because he was doing nothing but stealing from taxpayers, which they always harp about so much and send people to jail at the drop of a hat for doing such.
@@remix4098 No need to drag his wife into this. You have no idea why his wife is with him, she could be a good person and trying to make the relationship work, or even just unaware of her husband's infidelities
Dennis N. Powers, 79, longtime resident of Highland, Michigan passed away on January 16, 2022. Dennis was a very respected judge, attorney, marine, and a family man. Dennis was very devout in his faith and had a tremendous work ethic. He had a genuine love of people and routinely put others before himself.
Ab so fucking lutely! Bet your ass on the fact, that if you don't show up to court, you will have a warrant for failure to appear. That warrant in particular keeps you from getting a bond from any bail bondsmen. They put a 13 cents on the the end of the dollar amount of your bond and no bondsman will touch it!
his wife doesn't give 2 shits about what he does as long as he keeps bringing that fat pay check home... How is this even allowed lol ... Don't judges have to answer to anyone???
Well, that seems to be why he was never at work on time when he wasn't on a "conference." The guy's getting a slary on the public dime, so it's fair game as far as I'm concerned.
I have a neighbor who is a judge. I’m shocked at how little he works. I know what time court starts and I know what time he leaves for work. When I have jury duty and we are all sitting around most people assume that there’s meetings and other work going on in the judges chamber. I know that they probably aren’t even in the building.
Rob did the right thing by taping the "ladyfriend" meetings with kisses, but not reporting on her since Rob had no proof the relationship. Let the Judges wife be the "judge* on that "sidebar" story!! Lol.
I would have taken this investigation as proof and suit this judge for the money and time I lose that day, this kind of behavior is not right from a judge
Rob Wolchek is an investigative reporter for WJBK-TV Fox 2 News in Detroit, Michigan. He is well known for his "Hall of Shame" segments. - Well played sir.
I think it's more maybe the way you look for an consume news rather then the lack of good reporters. There are a lot of up and coming reporters who do a great job. Vice(News) is amazing at making well documented, objective reports
Hope his wife sees this, looks like he's dipping his pen in the wrong inkwell. This judge should be fired and made to pay back all the money he stole from the taxpayers.
And refund the money wasted by the defendants that had to pay their lawyers to reschedule another to another date and refund the time that the defendants had to take off from work to reschedule.
The absolute balls of steel Rob has to do real journalism in this day and age and to also go after someone who’s usually deemed “untouchable” give this man an award.
@@jaredcook4577 I heard that they did away with the oversight committee. Government overseeing itself doesn't work anyway(see history since the dawn of time) . We need groups of people randomly selected like jurors to go in and work a week doing budget and spending audits.
Yes ruin. going after how bad he is at his job is okay imo' but going after his personal life, his mistresses and whatnot ? Why is that okay if i may ask ? Thats just fox trying to get more drama then this case deserves' but heck' we all know that fox is pure evil, and propoganda tv when its "best"... you dont ? guess its to late for you then.
Rick ,I can’t stand Fox, and don’t consider it a source of news , it’s an over rated reality JERRY springer show. And other left MSM are not any better cnn, msnbc, etc, all same shit, But I do agree on exposing corruption, this judge was abusing the system, and delaying many people who had hearing, wasting their time and money , money from losing working hours, paying lawyers and rescheduling or delay, that’s all money in lawyers’ pockets . So sure expose the POS. His life wouldn’t be ruined, as far showing him with his “ mistress” I don’t think she was despite the kids on lips , as it’s a small town and he wouldn’t be flaunting it that openly . Bottom line he ruined his own life if the video exposed him fairly .
He should be in jail, misappropiate use of tax payer funds, theft, purjury, falsyfying time sheets and public records. He in No way is deserving of a pension whatsoever..
I like this guy. We need more reporters like him. Not afraid to get to the real matters. Not afraid of making a difference. For once I'm glad this got recommended to me lol.
Well, at least this judge is gone now, but because he “retired”, he kept his pension. milawyersweekly.com/news/2014/08/21/novi-judge-resigns-on-heels-of-misconduct-hearing/
What my hero Rob may not understand, is that this corrupt, disgusting judge robbing the community is exactly like hundreds of thousands of other civil servants around the country all doing the same things. They put people in jail for stealing, robbing and lying, but if you do the exact same thing with no weapon, it's perfectly okay. We live in a corrupt country bordering on a third world nation today and I'm ashamed of what we've become. I truly am so proud of this reporter doing what almost NO OTHER reporter has the skills or courage to do. Thanks for getting this liar what he deserved.
@@jayz4evr well captain wasn't here from the beginning of the conversation. Someone said it was his wife and deleted their comment. Might be the reason for the up votes?
I truly don't understand how these guys get away with this shit. My boss chews me out if I'm ten minutes late, this guy shows up FIVE HOURS late and still has his job.
@@gladiator8325 exactly thats why they cant really charge them unless there is some sort of mandated rule that states if he doesnt show up for x amount of arounds a week he gets deducted salary.
I am the boss. The reason why I chew you out is because I am playing for your time. When you are late it affects things. Half! 1/2 of my company's income goes to sam. I'm sorry for chewing you out but I work 6 to 7 days a week 6 to 10 hours. I miss pay checks to pay you. Now how happy do you think I am after watching this?
It's people like this guy that makes the disconnect between classes the rules don't apply to him and they end up having a God complex and even when he got caught he just retires with a fat pension to continue his life of sin
Follow up: He "retried" as the misconduct hearings were put on him. He claimed the reimbursements such as gas and a 2k dollar data charge from Aruba as "work related". He claimed he didn't fix tickets given to friends and court friends (he did from testimony), He also claimed documents were stolen or modified. He accused the board that there was a rat among them and to fire them (aka what you just watched). To this day he kept the pensions and has NO criminal charges. How he isn't in prison is disgusting to our system of government.
I just don't understand how this guy thought that he was going to get away with this for forever. He has literal legal proceedings that he has to be physically present for for the matters to move forward yet he just decided he wasn't going to show up for them for days and days. Was everyone in court just sitting there twiddling their thumbs waiting for this guy and then after an hour or two just left? Did he think that nobody was going to notice/ question why these cases were not progressing in the expected time frame?
What an honest man both in his career and private lives! My question is: did his absence create more defense expenses for defendants with private lawyers? If so, was he getting a percentage?
I hope this judge was fired and prevented from being a judge anywhere else. What a disgrace to the bench. It's not right keeping people waiting to get their hearing done. He obviously feels he's above every one else. His job has gone to his head. I say he needs a permanent reality check.
Imagine all the lawyers billing their clients $300 to $700 an hour because the judge has other things better to do. Then you have court stenographers (court reporters), interpreters and clerks, deputies, etc. Thousands of dollars spent on laziness.
A judge like this belongs on a prison chain gang. $138,000 a year for doing nothing. How many lives has he ruined by not being in court? When I think of all the people I know breaking their backs day in and day out just to make minimum wage, with no hope ever of taking a nice vacation, my blood boils. Of all the creeps in this series, this guy is one of the worst.
Good ol' Judge Powers... if anyone is familiar with the Highland area and remembers JR's bar off 59, Mr Powers was a extremely, very well known regular at the bar. He preaches against drinking and driving but he averaged 3 times a week to stop by and get a "refreshment"
UPDATE: He died Jan 16th 2022. His obituary actually read: "Dennis was a very respected judge, attorney, marine, and a family man. Dennis was very devout in his faith and had a tremendous work ethic. He had a genuine love of people and routinely put others before himself". LMAO.
Joe Walker lol its not always time off their sentence. Sometimes they have to sit in jail just to get a bail. So if I go to court and the judge isnt there, I can't get a reduction or a bail amount and have to wait until next time.
Joe Walker And the majority of people don't get sentence. If I shop lift and get arrested and I go to court and the judge isnt there I sit in jail for another week or a month to see him and get a $500 fine and released with no sentence at all.
@@48bigblast in his defense, if he was a marine that doesn't change if he's a lazy fat guy now. at his age he probably served in vietnam too. does it make his service null and void because he became a lazy fat bastard 40 year later?
As a Judge his duty is to deal with facts; and the facts in this matter are as follows: #1 Does not respect his wife; and by extension incapable of respecting his mistress. #2 Does not respect his children. (if any) #2 Does not respect the taxpayers. #3 Does not respect the lawyers over which he presides. #4 Does not respect other judges. #5 Does not respect jurisprudence. #6 Does not respect the robe. #7 Does not respect his oath. (Judge or Marine) #8 Does not respect Truth. #9 Does not respect his social position as judge. Therefore, he will never be able to respect *himself* . And in attempts to offset suppressed shame and self-loathe, he's gonna need a lot more food, more golf, more food, more scags, more food, more golf. And when he's divorced and too old and fat to play golf or attract scags, he'll have *himself* all to *himself* ...a fitting end.
bill smith you don’t pay for doccet hearings. Most of the time the attorney has to be there for multiple other people at that same time so they wouldn’t charge. Also sometimes other attorneys from their firm will cover the firms doccets for the day. Now if he was missing trials than that’s different.
@@haleyt3754 If the judge is late, for the city I pay taxes for, He should be fired IMMEDIATELY. And if my offence is minimal and can be dismissed it should be. Poor example of leadership and trust
This judge don’t deserve to retire, his pension needs to be taken away for not doing his job. How do you get a pension for a job your not at? If I didn’t go to work like this guy I would have been fired after the second day, why do government officials get away with it? Why do us as citizens continue to allow this crap?
@Robert B. You sound so stupid. Irregardless of their 'marriage arrangement' he is an elected government official. Who the people expect to be upstanding and upholding of the law, in order to properly judge their rights. Adultery is against the law in that state, whether they have an arrangement or not. Also he was participating in it while he was supposed to be working for the people by judging cases. I hope his wife got some of that pension in her divorce decree💁😀
I'm Canadian, I noticed the Marine crest on his bench, I don't know much about the tradition and rules that concern a Marine in service or a retired Marine are but I think his military pension should be revoked because he failed his solemn oath that certainly contains the word "Honor". What was his rank, was he a pencil pusher behind a desk, did he serve in active duty. Good thing he has been forced to resign. (Sorry if I did not use the proper descriptive words concerning the military aspect of my comment.)
Powers retired early from the bench on September 1, 2014, amid allegations of misconduct while in office. In June 2014, the Michigan Judicial Tenure Commission filed a formal complaint against Powers citing fraudulent mileage reimbursement reporting, fraudulent reimbursements for conferences Powers had not attended or were not work-related, misuse of court equipment, and excessive tardiness when he was supposed to be on the bench
A good politician or judge knows the first thing you do is pay attention to where everybody buries their dead bodies. That way, when you get careless and get caught, you get special considerations and can retire from "public service" on your full pension.
he is ancient. His dick stopped working when his belly obscured his penis. Lazy. Fat. Overpaid. Not wise, at all. Bully. Cheater. Ped. Corrupt old traitor should be dragged behind a truck.
At that age, kept wives rarely give a damn what their husbands are doing. They’re just happy to live a comfortable life, and not be bothered for sex in return.
It’s actually called theft. Low end public servants are criminally charged quite frequently for getting paid while not working. At the very least, he should be forced to reimburse the citizens.
i know for a fact that when my case had to get a new court date for divorce, i had to pay my lawyer and her lawyer a extra 1000 dollars each for their pre court work, so thats 2,000 dollars each time the case got delayed. now just imagine time 10 different cases, thats 20,000 dollars people are paying, and we all know what happens if you fail to keep paying your layer. you lose. now what i am wondering is, who was on these court dates and what was the cases about, and did anyone pay the judge to not show up for court so they could win by default
as long as hes able to complete his workload at the end of the year he can take as many days as he wants if he can squeeze in a months worth of cases in 2 weeks then thats good basing peoples work rate by the hours put in is ridiculous its the results and what gets done in the end thats why theyre on a salary and not hourly this is why poor people never make it in life thinking in terms of working hourly rather than faster smarter and qualitatively
no that's not good this is a reason the court system is backed up. In fact he is infringing on the 6th amendment to the constitution which is a right to a speedy trial. By slacking off he is defacing the system of governance this country was founded upon. He's not running a business he's running law and order. Either this is the case or his colleagues are picking up his slack. There are innocent people that plead guilty in order to get out of jail early because by the time their trial is due they have already been in holding the entire time and simply get time served. This sort of pernicious attack on our freedom most commonly happens to the poor who can not afford a bondsman. This in turn keeps the prisons which are privately owned stocked full of people unnecessarily which in turn generates a revenue for which this judge probably gets a kick back. By delaying justice is causing irreparable harm to citizens, the due process of law, and our national pride.
Hes got a wife, a mistress, doesn't work but makes 6 figures, plays golf, eats take out, vacations up to eight times a year... I can't help but admire this man (his wife needs to leave him though).
This guys work week are better than my vacation
yeah right😂😂😂
his working time is amazing
Lol I'm jelly
haha
I just took off 4 days of vacation after working 2 years. I earn $40K a year and this guy has taken more days off then I have been employed at my company. How disgusting.
@@tsipher why would you ever settle for that my guy you deserve better don’t make someone else rich off your life
Can we all agree that this is REAL journalism? Fine work👍🏼
Too bad he works for fox.
@@jspin1103 your point?
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His point is Fox SUCKS@@willn8664
finally read journalism, our media is the problem. he can still go to jail, laws were broke, if this guy would follow through it could be fixed. this judge still has a court date to show for and he won't be late and he will be prosecuted i promise, we all will...
You know all those attorneys charged their clients for the time they spent waiting for the judge to show up. He needs to be held personally liable for all those costs.
Yeah he does, but he won’t. Anyone who works for the system, is never held accountable.
@@jerkface8051 truth!
@@jerkface8051 especially mailmen
You know those attorneys give him a cut for that shit. probably an entire enterprise.
If only that were possible. Most defendants in District Court have court appointed attorneys who are paid a set rate for each case no matter how much time they spend on it. The attorneys are just screwed out of their time.
I read the obituary for this judge after he died in 2022 (RIP) and he's described as "a devoted husband of 59 years to his wife Patricia" and a "hard-working judge" haha 😂
Admittedly you shouldn't snark at the dead but when there's video evidence to the contrary it's a little hard not to.
yep on video was clearly cheating on his wife
The balls on this dude, lol. Not only is he always late, he's regularly seen around town with his side piece. I can't 😂😂😂
Hahaha same feeling 😂
Jah Oose side piece. Well maybe thats why he’s tired and he’s trying to relax 😂
Love your comment
Jah Oose No kidding lol
Funny you would judge him with that piece of shit on as your profile pic
He Retired in September 2014 to avoid removal from the bench after investigators found thousands of dollars of improper mileage reimbursements along side Rob Wolchek' investigation findings.
FANTASTIC JOB ROB!!
S. Garr. It’s still bad the he was allowed to retire rather than pay a penalty.
@@michaelkaybecker Oh, I totally agree! If it was a standard 2nd rate citizen, we'd see jail time for thieft!
No official should be treated any differently than any other pos criminal.
He was already on that 'fk em over till they let me retire' train. He's got old white money, he's basically an Egpytian Sultan with no soul because not 1 cent was earned and every second was lazy.
Bollocks..... I hope that old bastard has keeled over by now....
S. Garr. Bastard should’ve going to jail, because he was doing nothing but stealing from taxpayers, which they always harp about so much and send people to jail at the drop of a hat for doing such.
He wasn’t just caught stepping out on work. He’s also stepping out on his wife.
His wife is only with him for the money and any other prvilieges he can give her because of his status as a judge.
@@remix4098 No need to drag his wife into this. You have no idea why his wife is with him, she could be a good person and trying to make the relationship work, or even just unaware of her husband's infidelities
@@Jomskylark yeah suuuuure
He's sticking his stick in another woman !!
You're all so pathetic 🤣
You not only ended his career but probably his marriage as well! Props to you guys, keep exposing these monsters!
He’s dead too lol
If exposed was a person
Dennis N. Powers, 79, longtime resident of Highland, Michigan passed away on January 16, 2022.
Dennis was a very respected judge, attorney, marine, and a family man. Dennis was very devout in his faith and had a tremendous work ethic. He had a genuine love of people and routinely put others before himself.
Do you mean mirage?
@@MrJesusrosario Did he write that himself ?... 😂
He was caught being late and cheating at the same time
He Lies, Cheats, and Steals
After seeing his wife on their Tennessee vacation can you really blame him?
@Hunter The Based God 😂😂
John Smith 🤣😂😂
@@chestburster5194 it was a joke, not a dick, dont take it so hard.
Most likely just scratching the surface of his corruption
You just hit the nail on the head.
No shit
Ab so fucking lutely! Bet your ass on the fact, that if you don't show up to court, you will have a warrant for failure to appear. That warrant in particular keeps you from getting a bond from any bail bondsmen. They put a 13 cents on the the end of the dollar amount of your bond and no bondsman will touch it!
I know this seems funny but this is the definition of corruption.
A wizard is never late, nor is he early. He arrives precisely when he means to.
Looks like he was running games on his wife too. He probably lectures defendants about ethics 😂
Ryan Davidson yeh dude he kissed that blonde women he was with
Sadly, from the video, I don't think his wife cares too much where he is or what he does.
his wife doesn't give 2 shits about what he does as long as he keeps bringing that fat pay check home... How is this even allowed lol ... Don't judges have to answer to anyone???
Ryan Davidson i
Prob his daughter
man they did him extra dirty, showing him smoochin his side chick and shit outside of the donut shop lmao
Booty Licious Ahahaha! “Smooching his side chic and shit”😂
He couldn't deserve it more! Too bad they didn't have a camera in the hotel room they went to afterwards
Well, that seems to be why he was never at work on time when he wasn't on a "conference." The guy's getting a slary on the public dime, so it's fair game as far as I'm concerned.
Nah he got his sweet desserts. Fuck these entitled assholes.
Did him dirty?? He did it to himself lol
Just goes to show how powerful the media is . A regular citizen show up asking this stuff and you’d be buried under the jail.
We are all media. Freedom of the press.
I have a neighbor who is a judge. I’m shocked at how little he works. I know what time court starts and I know what time he leaves for work. When I have jury duty and we are all sitting around most people assume that there’s meetings and other work going on in the judges chamber. I know that they probably aren’t even in the building.
The lady (his wife) wasn't the same lady friend (side chick) he was kissing goodbye to outta the donuts shop...
No shit Sherlock. Jiffypopper ahould be a private investigator
Lol same thing I was thinking
Rob did the right thing by taping the "ladyfriend" meetings with kisses, but not reporting on her since Rob had no proof the relationship. Let the Judges wife be the "judge* on that "sidebar" story!! Lol.
@@jameskrauss4166 Well said. The only thing the public can hold him accountable for is neglect of his elected duties. Everything else is fluff.
I noticed they were two different people
Could you imagine if you were a defendant and took the day off work and the judge didn't even bother to show up?
I would have taken this investigation as proof and suit this judge for the money and time I lose that day, this kind of behavior is not right from a judge
I would sue the judge and the taxpayers would be on the hook
The system. The system. ...gotta vote to change THE SYSTEM
@Michael Medley those are the laws citizens should push for instead of tax dollars being drained on scum bag idiots
troy lenz Happens a lot more frequently than you can imagine.
I feel bad for the people that took off work and had to be to court those days.
I feel bad for his wife, lol.
Rob Wolchek is an investigative reporter for WJBK-TV Fox 2 News in
Detroit, Michigan. He is well known for his "Hall of Shame" segments. - Well played sir.
He should be in jail and have to repay all his wages!
David Helmbrecht In America jail is for poor people
What if all reporters were this good at their job?
What if you had a job to be good at!
i know right.. i remember, as a kid, acutally thinkin journalists were kinda cool cause they would report on stuff that affects people
The world would be perfect
Neither Trump nor Hillary would be in the White House right now.
I think it's more maybe the way you look for an consume news rather then the lack of good reporters. There are a lot of up and coming reporters who do a great job. Vice(News) is amazing at making well documented, objective reports
This is a great example of why our communities need strong local media.
Agreed, I wish we had a real investigative journalist like this in Milwaukee, and every major city!! I hope Rob never retires
Hope his wife sees this, looks like he's dipping his pen in the wrong inkwell. This judge should be fired and made to pay back all the money he stole from the taxpayers.
Needs to be forced to repay every dollar he stole from the tax payer.
Johnny Sunday I agree. He should get suspended.
And refund the money wasted by the defendants that had to pay their lawyers to reschedule another to another date and refund the time that the defendants had to take off from work to reschedule.
If he has a pension that should entirely go to the taxpayers as well
Damn, he has a better social life than most of us
better social and work life than most.. and he's getting paid for both
We could have great social lives too on a $138,000 job that you can show up when you want, travel, and taxpayers pay the expenses.
He better, he was never at work!
The comments section of CZcams is my social life, lmao 🍻
The absolute balls of steel Rob has to do real journalism in this day and age and to also go after someone who’s usually deemed “untouchable” give this man an award.
And yet we have to show up at 7:00AM when we have jury duty. No wonder it takes hours before they start calling people to be potential jurors.
He needs to be charged with fraud. Be forced to reimburse taxpayers. Needs to do time. Definitely Doesn't deserve retirement benefits.
Liquidate his assets and have a firing squad "rehabilitate" the crap out of him.
And he just doesn't give a crap!
Unfortunately that'll never happen. And even more unfortunately is that he's not the only judge doing that.
Where’s the oversight
@@jaredcook4577 I heard that they did away with the oversight committee. Government overseeing itself doesn't work anyway(see history since the dawn of time) . We need groups of people randomly selected like jurors to go in and work a week doing budget and spending audits.
Did anyone else see the judge is cheating on his wife....lol.
Evilpimp this shit got me dead! Lmfao!
@@StrongCoreSociety let's see ...its not his wife and he is kissing her....dumbass
Lmao yeah you’re right someone should show this to her even though she probably knows just cares more about the money he makes
I know right wtf
@Rogu's Library Well the OP said if anybody else saw the judge with a woman, he might as well be asking if anyone else breathes and drinks water.
How is this even possible? Imagine how many years he has done this for
Imagine how many warrants he's issued for people not bekng able to make it to court on time.
I think the worst part of this is all the people who were waiting, and for important things. This man could care less about anyone but himself.
He is a lowlife
Lok da old bastard up.let him play chess with the prisoner's.they be happy to pin the tail on donkeys arse.
All those cases should be thrown out
Yep, I lost my new job back in 1999 because of all the time I had to sit there. 2 whole days when my court time was at 9AM.
Now THAT'S good journalism!
nah. thats just trying to ruin some lazy judges life. thats evil.
Rick ?
Ruin ? You should add ( sacracasim) in your comment
Yes ruin. going after how bad he is at his job is okay imo' but going after his personal life, his mistresses and whatnot ? Why is that okay if i may ask ? Thats just fox trying to get more drama then this case deserves' but heck' we all know that fox is pure evil, and propoganda tv when its "best"... you dont ? guess its to late for you then.
Rick ,I can’t stand Fox, and don’t consider it a source of news , it’s an over rated reality JERRY springer show. And other left MSM are not any better cnn, msnbc, etc, all same shit,
But I do agree on exposing corruption, this judge was abusing the system, and delaying many people who had hearing, wasting their time and money , money from losing working hours, paying lawyers and rescheduling or delay, that’s all money in lawyers’ pockets . So sure expose the POS. His life wouldn’t be ruined, as far showing him with his “ mistress” I don’t think she was despite the kids on lips , as it’s a small town and he wouldn’t be flaunting it that openly .
Bottom line he ruined his own life if the video exposed him fairly .
Taking tax payers money and passing judgement on others while scamming the system, now that's evil.
He should be in jail, misappropiate use of tax payer funds, theft, purjury, falsyfying time sheets and public records. He in No way is deserving of a pension whatsoever..
I like this guy. We need more reporters like him. Not afraid to get to the real matters. Not afraid of making a difference. For once I'm glad this got recommended to me lol.
Lol his wife’s divorce lawyer must love Rob.
He's rich. He's got options.
Honestly I’m so glad I’m not the only one who picked up on that
Not everyone conforms to the same relationship standards. How do you know she doesn’t have some on the side? Rich people do rich people things.
@@Ms.NoNo2 you sound like some beta whos woman regularly cheats on him. Grow a backbone
Rob is ruthless! That’s what real journalism looks like.
THAT IS ONLY REAL JOURNALISM SEEN THROUGH THWE EYES OF THE LEFT/SOCIALIST/COMMUNIST!
@@dennisallen2440 dude chill
@@toastytoastgod I AIN'T YO FUKIN DUDE AND I WILL SAY WHAT I BELIEVE AND YOU CAN MIND YOUR OWN AFFAIRS.
Well, at least this judge is gone now, but because he “retired”, he kept his pension.
milawyersweekly.com/news/2014/08/21/novi-judge-resigns-on-heels-of-misconduct-hearing/
@@dennisallen2440 you sir are a fucking moron! And there ya have it, I’ve said what I have to say
Not only does it bust the judge but Rob always has the best jams in his videos 😭
What my hero Rob may not understand, is that this corrupt, disgusting judge robbing the community is exactly like hundreds of thousands of other civil servants around the country all doing the same things. They put people in jail for stealing, robbing and lying, but if you do the exact same thing with no weapon, it's perfectly okay. We live in a corrupt country bordering on a third world nation today and I'm ashamed of what we've become.
I truly am so proud of this reporter doing what almost NO OTHER reporter has the skills or courage to do. Thanks for getting this liar what he deserved.
That lady friend isn't his wife..
Nope!
No shit captain obvious
@@jayz4evr well captain wasn't here from the beginning of the conversation. Someone said it was his wife and deleted their comment. Might be the reason for the up votes?
Its probably his daughter
She might be now
I truly don't understand how these guys get away with this shit. My boss chews me out if I'm ten minutes late, this guy shows up FIVE HOURS late and still has his job.
Has_Matt That is government for you!!
Problem is you have a boss, these idiots don’t
@@gladiator8325 exactly thats why they cant really charge them unless there is some sort of mandated rule that states if he doesnt show up for x amount of arounds a week he gets deducted salary.
Simple they know the law and they exploit every loop hole in the system.
I am the boss. The reason why I chew you out is because I am playing for your time. When you are late it affects things. Half! 1/2 of my company's income goes to sam. I'm sorry for chewing you out but I work 6 to 7 days a week 6 to 10 hours. I miss pay checks to pay you. Now how happy do you think I am after watching this?
It's people like this guy that makes the disconnect between classes the rules don't apply to him and they end up having a God complex and even when he got caught he just retires with a fat pension to continue his life of sin
That human has the power to decide on other humans future. 👍
whoever chooses the music is ruthless hahahaha
@Joe Smith literally took the words right out of my mouth. So weird
@Joe Smith yeah I had word for word in my mind then I clicked on the reply button and there you were lol
I was just about to comment this on a different video haha
I know! The music had me dying. 🤣🤣🤣🤣
@Joe Smith I read he used to be a DJ so it makes total sense!
If he calls it a conference then he gets paid.
why am i not surprised
AND a tax write-off...
This is such a great segment. They need more of this on the news
“ he wasn’t in a conference… he was in… ARUBA!” LOL idk why that was so funny.
OMG that's fantastic news reporting..... love it.
Notice how there are no thumbs down...attesting to the fact that people hate self-annointed royalty.
+Bob Loblaw, Roadside Lawyer
Is the judge your daddy?
Are Judge dose this all the time your ticket will say 9 and he never shows up tell 1 r 2 pm in Breaux Bridge Louisiana
+Joshua Soileau
Okaaaaaayyyy.......
Ok
Follow up: He "retried" as the misconduct hearings were put on him. He claimed the reimbursements such as gas and a 2k dollar data charge from Aruba as "work related". He claimed he didn't fix tickets given to friends and court friends (he did from testimony), He also claimed documents were stolen or modified. He accused the board that there was a rat among them and to fire them (aka what you just watched). To this day he kept the pensions and has NO criminal charges. How he isn't in prison is disgusting to our system of government.
Jesus Christ guys, take it easy. You'll get a hernia or something. Got sore feet or something?
Please tell me his wife left him?!?!?
Guilt or innocence in this country depends entirely on the size of your wallet...
BrazenBullXXX Probably a friend of Trump
@@bassplayermarty6032 I doubt that.
Together......we can change this my people. Hold them accountable. It's not as hard as some would have you believe
I just don't understand how this guy thought that he was going to get away with this for forever. He has literal legal proceedings that he has to be physically present for for the matters to move forward yet he just decided he wasn't going to show up for them for days and days. Was everyone in court just sitting there twiddling their thumbs waiting for this guy and then after an hour or two just left? Did he think that nobody was going to notice/ question why these cases were not progressing in the expected time frame?
He needs to be in jail! Hes a criminal.
Elevated organic
I'm in the wrong line of work. Need to become a judge.
What an honest man both in his career and private lives!
My question is: did his absence create more defense expenses for defendants with private lawyers? If so, was he getting a percentage?
"I'm where i'm suposed to be, when i'm suposed to be"
This video tells us, THAT IS A BIG FAT LIE.
Holy shit.. This is great investigating.. Loved this video!! 😊
I work pizza delivery and I feel bad when I stop at a corner store to pick up a drink or snack...
Fucking same
Get a better job then, i don't know why you feel bad just to live either.
Evilpimp what are you even saying 😂 that was years ago and besides being a pizza delivery driver isn’t a bad gig for a college student.
@@LSGxTYROME i wasn't even talking to you
Evilpimp little late buddy? And even if you were talking to him I would say the same thing. Your original comment doesn’t even make sense.
The judge retired in 2016 and passed away in 2022 at 79 years old.
I hope this judge was fired and prevented from being a judge anywhere else. What a disgrace to the bench. It's not right keeping people waiting to get their hearing done. He obviously feels he's above every one else. His job has gone to his head. I say he needs a permanent reality check.
Imagine all the lawyers billing their clients $300 to $700 an hour because the judge has other things better to do. Then you have court stenographers (court reporters), interpreters and clerks, deputies, etc. Thousands of dollars spent on laziness.
he was an investor in certain firms
Oh my God. I didn't even think about that.
More like millions.
yes sir
+Will Hansen
Not possible. "Every state in the US prohibits outside investment in law firms by blocking lawyers from sharing profits with non-lawyers"
A judge like this belongs on a prison chain gang. $138,000 a year for doing nothing. How many lives has he ruined by not being in court? When I think of all the people I know breaking their backs day in and day out just to make minimum wage, with no hope ever of taking a nice vacation, my blood boils. Of all the creeps in this series, this guy is one of the worst.
Seederman Become a progressive.
@@wokeeye6441hahahahaha
Good ol' Judge Powers... if anyone is familiar with the Highland area and remembers JR's bar off 59, Mr Powers was a extremely, very well known regular at the bar. He preaches against drinking and driving but he averaged 3 times a week to stop by and get a "refreshment"
UPDATE: He died Jan 16th 2022. His obituary actually read: "Dennis was a very respected judge, attorney, marine, and a family man. Dennis was very devout in his faith and had a tremendous work ethic. He had a genuine love of people and routinely put others before himself". LMAO.
Rip judgey
He was never at work and his faith and wandering eye for other women should of been listed
🤣🤣🤣
And to think how many people had to sit in jail longer cause he didn't show up
That's exactly what i was thinking, this is disgusting
Yep they make sure they get there 150 a night out of each inmate that that stay in custody at county jails
You know how to avoid that don’t ya? DONT YA?
Joe Walker lol its not always time off their sentence. Sometimes they have to sit in jail just to get a bail. So if I go to court and the judge isnt there, I can't get a reduction or a bail amount and have to wait until next time.
Joe Walker And the majority of people don't get sentence. If I shop lift and get arrested and I go to court and the judge isnt there I sit in jail for another week or a month to see him and get a $500 fine and released with no sentence at all.
He needs to take the Marine Corps. emblem off of his desk. He's a disgrace.
along with his balls
As a marine he makes me sick
@@48bigblast in his defense, if he was a marine that doesn't change if he's a lazy fat guy now. at his age he probably served in vietnam too. does it make his service null and void because he became a lazy fat bastard 40 year later?
What he's a skater LCPL for life!!
As a Judge his duty is to deal with facts; and the facts in this matter are as follows:
#1 Does not respect his wife; and by extension incapable of respecting his mistress.
#2 Does not respect his children. (if any)
#2 Does not respect the taxpayers.
#3 Does not respect the lawyers over which he presides.
#4 Does not respect other judges.
#5 Does not respect jurisprudence.
#6 Does not respect the robe.
#7 Does not respect his oath. (Judge or Marine)
#8 Does not respect Truth.
#9 Does not respect his social position as judge.
Therefore, he will never be able to respect *himself* .
And in attempts to offset suppressed shame and self-loathe, he's gonna need a lot more food, more golf, more food, more scags, more food, more golf.
And when he's divorced and too old and fat to play golf or attract scags, he'll have *himself* all to *himself* ...a fitting end.
As a golfer, his swing is about the most offensive part of this video. Makes Barkley look like Tiger Woods.
Hilarious how this judge never lies to the journalist and just flat out doesnt care about telling him the truth
I don't think he's a judge any longer. And by the kiss he gave that young girl, I'd say he's no longer married.
Kris Hammer well... Younger
that chick was not young lol, at least 40
@@chrisgraham6075 LOL Hammer is probably an older gentleman.
Young? Stoppppp
ArghRawrWhoa I’m saying young as in younger than him
and how much does this cost defendants paying their lawyers at $300 an hour?
True
@g g Oh, absolutely. Any time hours lost due to his incompetency should be repaid.
@g g Absolutely, bud. I'm just suggesting a *minimum*
bill smith you don’t pay for doccet hearings. Most of the time the attorney has to be there for multiple other people at that same time so they wouldn’t charge. Also sometimes other attorneys from their firm will cover the firms doccets for the day. Now if he was missing trials than that’s different.
@@tannercox4537 your obviously crocked as well.
I never knew that when you become a judge work is voluntary.
I don't know what the judge loves more.
Donuts.
Golfing.
Money.
Vacations, I mean conference.
I’d get fired in a heartbeat from my general labor job if I’m late one day but this hemorrhoid of a human gets paid to be late
That's a great insult! Hahaha!
"Hemorriod of a human" You made me bust out laughing!!! LMAO
More like you show up to court late there's already a bench warrant out for your arrest
@@THECHOSENONE-bk7xg well i mean that’s still fair. the defendant committed a crime, they shouldn’t be late. although judges shouldn’t be late either
@@haleyt3754 If the judge is late, for the city I pay taxes for, He should be fired IMMEDIATELY. And if my offence is minimal and can be dismissed it should be. Poor example of leadership and trust
This judge resigned the next year by the way
Cody Thank God that guy is such a piece of trash lol and a waste of money
He's had the tax payers money for long enough
fivestar I hope they charge him for stealing money from the local tax payer and jail his hide
fivestar Yeah, but I wonder if he gets a pension.
This judge don’t deserve to retire, his pension needs to be taken away for not doing his job. How do you get a pension for a job your not at? If I didn’t go to work like this guy I would have been fired after the second day, why do government officials get away with it? Why do us as citizens continue to allow this crap?
A man that lets lies roll out of his face so easily should not insist on being called you honor. More like your DisHonor would suffice.
I love this guy. Every news station needs a Rob.
Married man kissing a woman that ain't his wife, ffs
I love this guy
mewde yeah, it was just a homie kiss y’know?
That's kinda the least concerning thing this report shows him doing.
@Robert B. You sound so stupid. Irregardless of their 'marriage arrangement' he is an elected government official. Who the people expect to be upstanding and upholding of the law, in order to properly judge their rights. Adultery is against the law in that state, whether they have an arrangement or not. Also he was participating in it while he was supposed to be working for the people by judging cases. I hope his wife got some of that pension in her divorce decree💁😀
This is hilarious ... Investigative reporting at its finest, Somebody give Rob Wolchek a raise !!! An award ? ... A hug !
Matthew Klees F the hug. Give that man a beer!!!
Get this peice of shit off the bench and shit can his ASS!!!
I just found this guys channel. He is a true a American hero. A real investigative journalist.
I'm legitimately curious how much of our tax dollars go to these "representatives" so they can play golf. Disgusting.
Too much $$ :(
Rob: who were you having a meeting with?
The Judge: I prefer not say...
Rob: I prefer TO SAY ( shows a video with the lady at the restaurant). Lol 😂😁
Should show his wife footage if his "friend" kissing. She might hold him accountable for his actions.
Dean Angel she don’t care he makes 120,000 a year
Just turn the other way and keep spending his money! Ha!
@@chrisfurtado9857 but when he is not reelected I bet she cares
PROTIP : this is every single judge, not just this one.
I love that every single vacation I’ve taken is to stay at a family members house. I see why I am the way I am.
Play the system until you are untouchable.
Sad. If you show up to court late or not at all...Bench Warrant. LOL
I'm Canadian, I noticed the Marine crest on his bench, I don't know much about the tradition and rules that concern a Marine in service or a retired Marine are but I think his military pension should be revoked because he failed his solemn oath that certainly contains the word "Honor". What was his rank, was he a pencil pusher behind a desk, did he serve in active duty. Good thing he has been forced to resign. (Sorry if I did not use the proper descriptive words concerning the military aspect of my comment.)
@Jakob Jones Holy crap man! 😂
This is amazing. All journalism should be like this.
A real reporter/journalist does not compromise for ratings
You are real
"I prefer TO say"
that beatles song is priceless
Rob has the best job. When I do it its stalking.
you gotta look the part.... suit tie mic and camera.... u know...
just stay out of the bushes
Lolololololololol
LOL clever comment!!!
😂😂😂😂
@@bigtoe4344 🤣😂
But he's cheating on his wife because that's not his wife he was in aAruba with
Finally, someone going after the people that matter.
wait, if the older lady is his wife, who was the younger woman he was kissing in the beginning of the video?
I’m assuming his little side piece lol, man got caught slacking off work AND cheating
Powers retired early from the bench on September 1, 2014, amid allegations of misconduct while in office. In June 2014, the Michigan Judicial Tenure Commission filed a formal complaint against Powers citing fraudulent mileage reimbursement reporting, fraudulent reimbursements for conferences Powers had not attended or were not work-related, misuse of court equipment, and excessive tardiness when he was supposed to be on the bench
at least someone on here let us know wtf happened to this guy....Thanks Ruhal
And ofcourse he retired. He should have been fired and retirement revoked. He's probably been doing this for decades.
A good politician or judge knows the first thing you do is pay attention to where everybody buries their dead bodies. That way, when you get careless and get caught, you get special considerations and can retire from "public service" on your full pension.
Retired with pension
Thank you man. I'm tired of having to Google about what happens to these idiots. Gave a thumb up.
He’s dunkin something more than his donut 🍩 on those donut dates.
Well his sausage sure likes the whole is blonde hair doughut
She's probably just happy that he's left the house
he is ancient. His dick stopped working when his belly obscured his penis. Lazy. Fat. Overpaid. Not wise, at all. Bully. Cheater. Ped. Corrupt old traitor should be dragged behind a truck.
At that age, kept wives rarely give a damn what their husbands are doing. They’re just happy to live a comfortable life, and not be bothered for sex in return.
This is such a great investigation. Informative and entertaining, even comedic and enjoyable to watch
Rob if only we could hire you to go to DC and do the same type of awesome journalism there.
It’s actually called theft. Low end public servants are criminally charged quite frequently for getting paid while not working. At the very least, he should be forced to reimburse the citizens.
i know for a fact that when my case had to get a new court date for divorce, i had to pay my lawyer and her lawyer a extra 1000 dollars each for their pre court work, so thats 2,000 dollars each time the case got delayed. now just imagine time 10 different cases, thats 20,000 dollars people are paying, and we all know what happens if you fail to keep paying your layer. you lose. now what i am wondering is, who was on these court dates and what was the cases about, and did anyone pay the judge to not show up for court so they could win by default
as long as hes able to complete his workload at the end of the year he can take as many days as he wants
if he can squeeze in a months worth of cases in 2 weeks then thats good
basing peoples work rate by the hours put in is ridiculous
its the results and what gets done in the end
thats why theyre on a salary and not hourly
this is why poor people never make it in life thinking in terms of working hourly rather than faster smarter and qualitatively
So how much could that amount to all told?
no that's not good this is a reason the court system is backed up. In fact he is infringing on the 6th amendment to the constitution which is a right to a speedy trial. By slacking off he is defacing the system of governance this country was founded upon. He's not running a business he's running law and order. Either this is the case or his colleagues are picking up his slack. There are innocent people that plead guilty in order to get out of jail early because by the time their trial is due they have already been in holding the entire time and simply get time served. This sort of pernicious attack on our freedom most commonly happens to the poor who can not afford a bondsman. This in turn keeps the prisons which are privately owned stocked full of people unnecessarily which in turn generates a revenue for which this judge probably gets a kick back. By delaying justice is causing irreparable harm to citizens, the due process of law, and our national pride.
So does state judiciary answer for wrongs committed in the past?
Any person collecting a salary paid for by public tax dollars should be held accountable. Unacceptable.
People in the public sector get away with murder
The music 🤣🤣 “takin care of business” then “today I don’t feel like doin anythingg” hahahaha
Hes got a wife, a mistress, doesn't work but makes 6 figures, plays golf, eats take out, vacations up to eight times a year... I can't help but admire this man (his wife needs to leave him though).
Eh, apparently he died last year.
He did resign to avoid facing consequences for misconduct, though.
He was also a marine