Judge Accused of Sexual Advance Resigns

A New Mexico workers' compensation judge who was accused of making sexual advances toward an injured worker in a case he was mediating resigned his post, the Albuquerque Journal reported Thursday. Chris Berkheimer told the newspaper in a copyright story that the accusations are "not true and ridiculous." He agreed to accept six weeks net pay, or $10,700, to forgo a state personnel hearing and not sue, the Journal reported. Van Cravens, a spokesman for the Workers' Compensation Administration, said the agreement was reached Tuesday in advance of a report by a private investigator who l...