Two judges found guilty of misappropriating more than £1.5million in England

Stuart Turner, left and Denis McKay, right, were yesterday found guilty of misappropriating more than £1.5 million of public money

Two judges have been found guilty of misappropriating more than £1.5 million of public money in England.

Judges Denis McKay and Stuart Turner systematically misused the legal aid money sent to their law firm, the Solicitors Regulation Authority said.

However the pair continue to hold office as judges and, three years after their misuse of money was first detected, disciplinary proceedings are still going on and no criminal charges have been brought. 

The money, said to total more than £1.5million, is still missing.

Mr Turner, a junior partner in the Lancashire-based Lonsdales firm where the money went missing, said: ‘I would like to say sorry to the taxpayer.

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