Dianne Wilkerson must have misplaced her cash-lined bra when the FBI raided her office and home, because she’s told the court that she can’t afford her lawyer. Attorney Max Stern, who probably didn’t figure she’d be quick on paying him given the senator’s past troubles with her personal finances, has asked the judge to appoint him as her representation. (Does he get a tax write-off for that?)

What’s really alarming about the Herald’s report is the news that the judge in the case has relaxed several of the conditions of Wilkerson’s release.

Judge Timothy Hillman now allows Wilkerson to hang out with the government’s 17 witnesses against her, provided they don’t talk about the case.

(Sample conversation: So, who do you think the Sox are going to get this winter? Entrapment. Mark Teixiera? Entrapment. I don’t know, what will we do with Lowell? Entrapment.)

As the senator clears out her office for her eventual departure, Hillman has given her permission to “separate any documents that she wishes to dispose of.” Prosecutors will still be allowed to trash-pick for evidence.

This seems like putting a child in a room full of candy and telling them, “Just don’t eat the Kit-Kats, but if you do, leave the wrappers.”

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