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| Judge blackmail cleaner is jailed | Judge blackmail cleaner is jailed |
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| A cleaner who blackmailed a female judge and stole sex videos from a male judge has been jailed for 33 months. | A cleaner who blackmailed a female judge and stole sex videos from a male judge has been jailed for 33 months. |
| Brazilian Roselane Driza, 37, had blackmailed Judge J, who cannot be named for legal reasons, over the fact the judge was employing her illegally. | Brazilian Roselane Driza, 37, had blackmailed Judge J, who cannot be named for legal reasons, over the fact the judge was employing her illegally. |
| The Old Bailey heard Driza had begun an affair with Judge Mohammed Ilyas Khan after being sacked by Miss J. | The Old Bailey heard Driza had begun an affair with Judge Mohammed Ilyas Khan after being sacked by Miss J. |
| Sentencing Driza, the Recorder of London, Judge Beaumont, told her she was a "greedy and determined woman". | Sentencing Driza, the Recorder of London, Judge Beaumont, told her she was a "greedy and determined woman". |
| The court heard Mr Khan had embarked on an affair with Driza, of South Norwood in south London, after he ended a relationship with Miss J. | |
| Blew kiss | Blew kiss |
| Driza stole two sex videos from Mr Khan's north London home which showed the two judges together and, Driza claimed, Miss J snorting cocaine. | Driza stole two sex videos from Mr Khan's north London home which showed the two judges together and, Driza claimed, Miss J snorting cocaine. |
| Judge Beaumont said: "Having listened to the evidence in the trial, the judgment I formed about you was that you are a greedy and determined woman. | Judge Beaumont said: "Having listened to the evidence in the trial, the judgment I formed about you was that you are a greedy and determined woman. |
| "Whatever the merits of your complaint about your treatment by Miss J, you saw an opportunity to make a lot of money and took it." | "Whatever the merits of your complaint about your treatment by Miss J, you saw an opportunity to make a lot of money and took it." |
| Driza stole sex videos from Judge Khan | |
| The judge also said Driza stole the sex tapes to "have a hold over" Mr Khan, although she was cleared of blackmailing him. | The judge also said Driza stole the sex tapes to "have a hold over" Mr Khan, although she was cleared of blackmailing him. |
| He said he would recommend Driza be deported once her sentence has been served. | He said he would recommend Driza be deported once her sentence has been served. |
| During the trial, the court heard that she had threatened to expose Miss J to her "boss", the Lord Chancellor, for employing her without a work permit, unless she was paid £20,000. | |
| Driza admitted asking the female judge for the money, but said it was compensation for being sacked without reason after five years of employment in 2004. | |
| Driza, who plans to appeal, blew a kiss to journalists and smiled as she was led away to start her prison term. | Driza, who plans to appeal, blew a kiss to journalists and smiled as she was led away to start her prison term. |
| Judges investigated | Judges investigated |
| The court heard the two judges, who are both employed by the Asylum and Immigration Tribunal, were unaware Driza was working illegally in the UK. | |
| Neither judge will sit while the Department for Constitutional Affairs investigates their conduct. | |
| Both Miss J, who has been on sick leave with stress for 18 months, and Mr Khan, who sits as a Recorder, will remain on full pay. Neither has been suspended. | Both Miss J, who has been on sick leave with stress for 18 months, and Mr Khan, who sits as a Recorder, will remain on full pay. Neither has been suspended. |
| Sanctions available following the investigation range from warnings and reprimands to removal from office in extreme circumstances. | Sanctions available following the investigation range from warnings and reprimands to removal from office in extreme circumstances. |
| Driza was given a 30-month jail term for blackmailing Judge J and another 3 months for stealing intimate videos from judge Khan. | Driza was given a 30-month jail term for blackmailing Judge J and another 3 months for stealing intimate videos from judge Khan. |