A former Scores stripper who didn’t want to expose her assets has landed a highly respected Florida judge on the hot seat.
Bankrupt beauty Christy Yamanaka, 48, claims that her married lover, appeals court Judge Thomas Stringer, would help hide her substantial earnings from creditors by socking it in his bank account.
When the love went sour, she publicly accused him of pocketing 450,000 of her hard-earned dollar bills.
Now, the judge, 64, is facing misconduct charges from the state’s Judicial Qualifications Commission and is in danger of losing his job.
In addition to squirreling away cash for his gal pal, Stringer is also accused of putting a rent-controlled New York apartment in his name for Yamanaka.
The commission also accuses Stringer, an NYU grad who was the first black circuit judge in Hillsborough County, of improperly accepting expensive gifts from Yamanaka, including a Mercedes, two Rolex watches and vacations to New York.
Lawyer Joseph Tacopina, who represents Yamanaka, said she will sue the judge to get her money back, adding, “The commission’s filing validates my client’s story.”
Stringer’s lawyer did not return a call seeking comment.