Or more likely, her father had a political gripe with Jud and used her as a pawn to get back at Jud. Her father is friends with Jud's former supervisor; maybe

Or more likely, her father had a political gripe with Jud and used her as a pawn to get back at Jud. Her father is friends with Jud's former supervisor; maybe Jud and his former supervisor had a falling out, and this is a friend's way to help get back at Jud.