Karen Read files to dismiss civil lawsuit
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Karen Read, Boston Police Department
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Hank Brennan, the special prosecutor in Karen Read's second trial, was paid more than half a million dollars in legal fees alone.
Special prosecutor Hank Brennan was paid $566,000 for Karen Read's retrial, sparking criticism from Norfolk DA candidates over taxpayer costs and office priorities.
Alan Jackson told the magazine that his firm would’ve billed a combined $10 million for both trials. Read's financial arrangement with her legal team hasn’t been disclosed.
Hank Brennan, the special prosecutor tapped to lead the Karen Read retrial, earned more than $560,000 over the course of the roughly nine months he worked on the case, records released Thursday reveal.
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Alan Jackson takes VF behind-the-scenes of the trial, from the not-guilty verdict to his withering cross-examinations, to what comes next for his client.
Despite her acquittal on murder and manslaughter charges, Karen Read could still be on the hook legally for John O’Keefe’s death.
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