Cook County Judge Beatriz "Hooters" Santiago accused of falsifying mortgage application

A Cook County Circuit Court judge has been removed from the bench after being accused of providing false information while refinancing a mortgage for a home she owned.

On Tuesday, Judge Beatriz Santiago was reassigned from hearing traffic cases to perform administrative duties in the office of another judge until she appears before the Illinois Courts Commission, the Circuit Court said in a news release.

A circuit court panel of 17 judges ordered her reassignment after reviewing a complaint filed against her last week by the Judiciary Inquiry Board.

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