santa barbara road, we ve obtained these court papers against the judge accusing him of theft and embezzlement from an elderly neighbor who s now deceased. but friends and neighbor paint a different picture about the judge. we saw teams of investigators remove boxes of evidence including computer equipment and files from judge paul seamen s home. reporter: can you tell me what department you re with? reporter: his friends are quick to defend him. i find that almost impossible to believe. i can t believe that it would be true under any circumstances. reporter: court documents show seamen obtained power of tern for this couple. the husband died at the same year. at the time seamen was an attorney specializing on youth law. seamen had obtained but neighbors say seamen is an honest man that always helped the widow. he was always doing things for her. taking care of her, took her to the doctor, to the groceries and stuff like like that. it s almost definitely untrue.