Florida Judge Thomas E. Stringer Sr. has resigned after the disclosure of his dealings with a stripper, Christy Yamanaka, 48. Stringer was accused of helping Yamanaka of hiding assets from their creditors. The allegations were previously discussed on this blog.
While he previously declared that he would fight the charges, Stringer resigned shortly before he was to appear before the Florida Judicial Qualifications Commission.
Stringer is 64 and a married father with five adult children. He was Stetson University’s first black law school graduate and Hillsborough County’s first black circuit judge.
Yamanaka accused him of owing her money from jointly held Hawaiian property. Investigators claims that the judge and the stripper became friends in in 1995 and Stringer referred Yamanaka to his attorney son to help with her filing for a bankruptcy.
Yamanaka was being pursued for at least $315,000 by creditors and Stringer was accused of helping her hide assets with a series of bank accounts. He was the only listed owner on the Hawaii and allegedly allowed Yamanaka to live rent free.
Yamanaka shows that hell hath no fury like a stripper scorned. She has reportedly given the FBI documents to show wrongdoing by the judge and criticized Stringer for taking so long to resign.
He is not the only judge to resign recently over stripper problems. Chief Judge Edward Nottingham also left the bench under such a cloud.
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Only one fact in this story seems remotely surprising; a 48 year old stripper. Man-o-man, the economy must really be bad if old ladies have to continue to strip.
For most of my life, I placed judges on the highest pedestals of honor. I just do not understand why such judges as this man will shame themselves, their race, family, and their profession for something as frivolous as, well…
I make an effort to shame my race. Take that punny Earth-man!
it doesnt have anything to do with race, a crook is a crook. He is a man with human failings.
Judge Stringer
I warned you about Ms. Yamanaka in 2005 when she went after my husband–she ruined his credit, got him fired from Mercedes after 23 year as a top sales person-
what more can I say but I am really sorry you did not heed my warning!
Now look at the mess you are in,I am sure your family is very discusted and hurt at your actions, as are your fellow Judges and the state of Florida!
Susan
Stupid people he did nothing wrong but try to help a lying stealing stripper. He didn’t need to take her money. Just look at her track record and his that should speak for itself. She has cheated her creditors a worker at mercedees and now a judge however he did not allow her to extort him instead he let her try and embarrass him through the media. Why mention his race is race ever mentioned when a non black or hispanic person is accused of wrong doing. If i was african american i would be upset at just those comments. All he did was try to help her and went into busness with her but she ended up spending all of her share and wanted his share. The women went to get a boob job for over $20,000 and a tolite for 3 grand. When she ran out of money she didn’t pay rent and started asking him for more money whose robbing who. The media jumps all over stories like this and idiot people post ridiculous comments when they do not know the factds