Ninth person indicted in Baton Rouge city court corruption case

POSTED: Wednesday, December 30, 2009 - 8:42am

UPDATED: Thursday, June 3, 2010 - 11:59pm

Another person faces charges in the Baton Rouge city court corruption scandal.

U.S. Attorney David Dugas announced that a grand jury handed up two indictments against 46-year-old Michael Lee.

He is charged with taking bribes in exchange for helping to fix pending criminal cases.

Lee is also charged with illegal possession of a firearm.