The convicted former boss of the Brooklyn Democratic Party, Clarence Norman, may soon face charges of selling judgeships, according to a report posted Saturday on the Web site of the Village Voice.

The paper reports that Norman, who is already facing up to six years in jail, will “now be indicted again for demanding payoffs” in return for elevating Howard Ruditzky to the bench. But sources familiar with the investigation caution that no new action is “imminent.”

A spokesman for the Brooklyn district attorney, Charles Hynes, had no comment.

The New York Sun reported almost three years ago that Mr. Hynes was investigating the elevation of Judge Ruditzky, who had been called into meetings with prosecutors.

Law enforcement officials familiar with the case told the Sun that prosecutors would show that Norman took at least $56,000 to promote Judge Ruditzky. They said an assertion in the Voice that Judge Ruditzky is cooperating with the probe is false.

“There’s no reason for him to be cooperating at this point,” one of the sources said, as the judge is not facing any criminal charges.

Calls to Judge Ruditzky’s lawyer, Sheldon Eisenberger, were not returned. Mr. Eisenberger has maintained in the past that his client has not done anything wrong.

The sources familiar with the case told the Sun that while Judge Ruditzky is not cooperating, he has implicated Norman on at least one occasion. The sources refused to say if that occurred during a recent appearance before a grand jury or when Judge Ruditzky was being recorded secretly by a former judge, Michael Garson, who was cooperating with investigators from Mr. Hynes’s office.

Sources said Garson wore the wire after allegedly hearing Judge Ruditzky boast about having paid $100,000 for his seat on the bench. These sources said that while Judge Ruditzky never implicated himself in criminal wrongdoing, he did inadvertently give prosecutors a roadmap by which they could pursue further charges against Norman.

The Voice reported that the money came in the form of at least $50,000 in cash and $6,000 worth of postage stamps.

While sources would not confirm the exact amount of what they believe the alleged payoff to have been, one said it was “north of 50” and confirmed that part of the payment had been in the form of stamps.

The Voice added that prosecutors have been aided by a cousin of Judge Ruditzky ‘s, Norman Chesler. Mr. Chesler is cooperating, having told prosecutors how and when he made payments to Norman, the paper reported, adding that Mr. Chesler began cooperating after being indicted in two no-fault insurance scams in 2005. Attempts to reach Mr. Chesler were not successful.

Judge Ruditzky’s case, meanwhile, has been referred to the State Commission on Judicial Conduct.

The Voice reported — and the sources confirm — that much of the new evidence against Norman comes from a former executive director of the Brooklyn Democratic Party, Jeffrey Feldman. Mr. Feldman, who had been indicted with Norman, agreed to cooperate with investigators last October.

At the time, the chief of the rackets bureau in Mr. Hynes’s office, Michael Vecchione, told the judge that the charges against Mr. Feldman were being dropped and that his office had concluded that “Jeff Feldman was nothing more than a messenger who delivered demands to judicial candidates.”

The Voice also reported — and sources also confirm — that information has recently been disclosed concerning Carl Andrews, a former state senator and ally of Norman’s who, according to the New York Post, was just appointed to a “community liaison” post by Governor Spitzer. A source would only say the information needs to be investigated further.

Attempts to reach Norman’s attorney, Edward Rappaport, and Mr. Andrews were not successful.