A judge is finally found for the trial of two state workers being charged with a felony.

The criminal case against two state workers compensation officials has been assigned to South Central District Judge Robert Wefald.

Sandy Blunt, the chief executive officer of Workforce Safety and Insurance, and Romi Leingang, the director of its special investigations unit, are to be arraigned on October 24th.

They will be asked to enter a plea to conspiring to commit disclosure of confidential information. The charge is a felony that carries a maximum punishment of five years in prison and a $5,000 fine.

Attorneys for both Blunt and Leingang have said their clients are not guilty.

It took a while for the case to be assigned to a judge. Lawyers for both sides made a total of three change-of-judge requests, and two judges recused themselves, before the case finally ended up with Wefald. watch the video | save this article / add to your favorites list