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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 another judge has been jailed for 33 months. | A cleaner who blackmailed a female judge and stole sex videos from another 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 she was being employed illegally. | Brazilian Roselane Driza, 37, had blackmailed Judge J, who cannot be named for legal reasons, over the fact she was being employed illegally. |
| The Old Bailey heard Driza had begun an affair with Judge Mohammed Ilyas Khan after being sacked by Judge J. | The Old Bailey heard Driza had begun an affair with Judge Mohammed Ilyas Khan after being sacked by Judge J. |
| The two judges were former lovers and Driza allegedly found a sex video showing the two judges together. | |
| Driza claimed the video, which she said she found at Mr Khan's north London home, also showed Judge J snorting cocaine. | Driza claimed the video, which she said she found at Mr Khan's north London home, also showed Judge J snorting cocaine. |
| The two judges, who are both employed by the Asylum and Immigration Tribunal, were said to be unaware Driza was working illegally in the UK. | The two judges, who are both employed by the Asylum and Immigration Tribunal, were said to be unaware Driza was working illegally in the UK. |
| Blowing kisses | |
| Sentencing Driza, the judge said: "Having listened to the evidence in the trial, the judgment I formed about you was that you are a greedy and determined woman." | |
| She blew a kiss to journalists and smiled as she was led away to start her prison term. | |
| Her lawyer, Galbraith Branley, said she would appeal against her convictions. | |
| Both judges have not worked since the case became out in the open. | |
| While Judge J has been on sick leave, Judge Khan has been on full pay at home, pending an inquiry. | |
| The Department for Constitutional Affairs has launched an investigation into the judges' conduct. | The Department for Constitutional Affairs has launched an investigation into the judges' conduct. |
| The Lord Chancellor said there was particular concern over the issue of hiring an illegal worker. | The Lord Chancellor said there was particular concern over the issue of hiring an illegal worker. |