New York Chief Judge Jonathan Lippman delivers his State of the Judiciary address at the Court of Appeals on Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2013, in Albany, N.Y. Photo Credit: ASSOCIATED PRESS / Mike Groll In a 2007 state appellate court ruling, judges rejected Oheka Castle owner Gary Melius' effort to recover alleged loan payments, finding instead that Melius had essentially engaged in a "kickback scheme" that was "illegal and unenforceable" while acting as a manager of foreclosed properties. Despite that critical assessment of Melius' actions, Suffolk County Justice Thomas Whelan bypassed hundreds of qualified candidates just one year later and picked Melius, a Long Island power broker, to manage an office complex in foreclosure.
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