To gather evidence, Neal and Mozzie orchestrate a daring break-in at the judge's chambers. They discover that Judge Clark is working with , an agent from the Office of Professional Responsibility (OPR), to exploit homeowners. The Setup and Counter-Con
In the episode " Bad Judgment " (Season 1, Episode 9), the story follows Peter Burke and Neal Caffrey as they investigate a corrupt federal judge involved in a mortgage fraud scheme. The Fraud Investigation
The case begins when Peter decides to help David Sullivan, a man facing foreclosure due to a fraudulent second mortgage. Neal discovers that the paperwork for several similar foreclosures was signed by .
Neal sees Peter wearing a ring identical to the one worn by the man seen with Kate in surveillance footage.
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To save Peter's career, Neal must pull off a complex "counter-con." He successfully tricks the judge into incriminating herself on camera, exposing her ties to Fowler and the fraudulent mortgage ring. The Kate and Music Box Mystery