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Karen Read, Hank Brennan and District Attorney's Office

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Attorney Hank Brennan was paid more than $550,000 to prosecute Karen Read at retrial, billings show
Invoices show Brennan’s firm, Brennan & Associates, billed the Norfolk district attorney’s office $566,000 between September 2024 and the trial's conclusion last month.

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How much Karen Read special prosecutor Hank Brennan was paid
Invoices reveal how much Hank Brennan was paid by Norfolk DA’s Office during Karen Read’s retrial

Read, John O'Keefe and Massachusetts court

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Karen Read asks Massachusetts court to throw out wrongful death lawsuit after murder acquittal
Karen Read filed a motion to dismiss a wrongful death lawsuit brought by John O'Keefe's family seeking over $50,000 in damages after she was recently acquitted of murder charges.

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Karen Read seeks to dismiss wrongful death suit filed by family of John O’Keefe
Karen Read asks court to dismiss civil lawsuit filed by family of John O'Keefe

Karen Read, Boston police

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Boston police commissioner responds to Karen Read trial testimony from Officer Kelly Dever
Boston Police Commissioner Michael Cox was asked Thursday for the first time about references to him and his department during testimony in the Karen Read trial.

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Boston police commissioner denies pressuring officer in Karen Read case
Boston’s top cop questioned about Karen Read, officer who testified in her murder retrial
Karen Read’s Defense Attorney Talks: “We Brought to Light Some Very Uncomfortable Realities”
Alan Jackson takes VF behind-the-scenes of the trial, from the not-guilty verdict to his withering cross-examinations, to ...
Karen Read’s legal troubles aren’t over yet. Here’s what’s next.
Despite her acquittal on murder and manslaughter charges, Karen Read could still be on the hook legally for John O’Keefe’s ...
‘I just struck a stake through his heart.’ Karen Read’s lead defense attorney discusses trial with Vanity Fair.
Alan Jackson told the magazine that his firm would’ve billed a combined $10 million for both trials. Read's financial ...
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Howie Carr: DA ‘Meatball’ cooked if more Karen Read emails, texts released
Meatball doesn’t want the emails and texts – some apparently from a secret non-governmental “burner” account he used to communicate with assorted hack pols and judges as well as assorted McAlberts ...
Karen Read attorney Alan Jackson answers burning questions about the case in Turtleboy interview
I mean, do I have a theory? Sure, I have a theory,” Jackson replied when asked what he believes happened to John O’Keefe.