This sounds like the plot of a Scott Turow novel

Illinois judges, probation officers, and cocaine sales: this isn't pretty.

http://legalblogwatch.typepad.com/legal_blog_watch/2013/05/bad-judge-embroiled-in-drug-scandal-after-colleagues-death.html?kw=%27Bad%27%20Judge%20Embroiled%20in%20Drug%20Scandal%20After%20Colleague%27s%20Death

One judge died in a "hunting accident," as the plot thickened.

http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/st-clair-county-judge-held-pending-drug-charge/article_06638360-fa99-5816-b544-796f58f9bfe8.html

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