Busted

An Australian man who spent 15 years as a federal court judge and 20 years practising as a barrister in Britain and Australia has been gaoled for two years after perjuring himself in court.

Back in 2006, he was caught on a traffic camera exceeding the speed limit by six miles per hour, but he swore on oath that he had not been behind the wheel. He claimed that a visiting friend had been driving the car, but it transpired she'd been dead for three years.

When this was pointed out, he still categorically denied any wrongdoing.

After spending his second week in chokey, (he has furnished his cell with a television set and once requested that his door be left open at night because it was "a bit hot in here"), he has now requested the services of a masseuse and a psychologist to help cope with the stresses of life in prison.

Bless.