Ky. Judge Resigns Amid Allegations of Profit from Fen-Phen Settlement

FRANKFURT, Ky. - A Kentucky Circuit Court judge recently resigned after allegations surfaced that he profited from a $200 million Fen-Phen settlement.

Circuit Judge Joseph F. Bamberger officially resigned on Feb. 24 and Kentucky's Judicial Conduct Commission issued him a letter of reprimand the same day. The Commission accuses the judge of approving between $86 million and $104 million in attorney fees and of profiting from a charitable fund that was set up in the settlement by appointing himself and his friends as directors.

'Information furnished to the Commission during its investigation reveals that the attorney fees were at …