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The Sun
a day ago
- The Sun
R. Kelly claims his ‘life remains in imminent danger' as prison officials ‘refuse to give him meds' for blood clots
R. Kelly claims his "life remains in imminent danger every minute" as prison officials have continued to "refuse to give him medication" for blood clots. The U.S. Sun can exclusively reveal that the disgraced R&B singer, 58, who's in prison in North Carolina, has claimed he is still being denied blood thinners, despite his legal team's allegations that he has several blood clots, which had been diagnosed at Duke University hospital. 1 In a filing on Wednesday, his attorney, Beau Brindley, said he and Kelly's co-counsel had just met with the singer for four hours. In that conversation, Kelly's team claimed their client still hadn't been given life-saving medication after being diagnosed with blood clots last week. In the filing, his attorney said after returning "from the hospital with medically CONFIRMED blood clots, Mr. Kelly is still not getting his prescribed blood thinners." In the federal court filing, his team continued: "After the meeting and obtainment of a signed HIPAA waiver, counsel travelled to Duke University Hospital to seek medical documents that are quickly becoming critical. "We have confirmed Mr. Kelly's presence at Duke University Hospital. We have confirmed the overdose. We have confirmed the blood clots. "But we need the medical documents to support it, which require extensive bureaucratic procedural steps. Those were taken," the filing continued. As The U.S. Sun previously reported, Kelly was rushed to the hospital after allegedly being given an extra dose of his medication. Earlier this week, Kelly was hospitalized after overdosing on medication in prison. According to a filing by his attorney, the overdose occurred after prison staff at the Federal Correctional Institute Facility in North Carolina administered the medications. The musician, whose real name is Robert Sylvester Kelly, is currently serving a 30-year sentence following his 2021 conviction on racketeering and sex trafficking charges in New York. On June 10, Kelly was placed in solitary confinement and given anxiety medication, his attorney Beau B. Brindley stated. He was later administered additional medications and instructed to take them, according to court documents reviewed by The Sun. However, three days later, Kelly reported feeling "faint" and "dizzy." Kelly's legal team accused prison officials of punishing him with isolation after he filed an emergency motion. The singer reported seeing "black spots in his vision" before he passed out and was rushed to Duke University Hospital on Friday. While in the ambulance, Kelly claims to have heard one of the prison officers say, "This is going to open a whole new can of worms," according to court documents. Kelly's legal team claimed that his deteriorating health was caused by being administered dangerously high doses of medication. While hospitalized, medical staff discovered blood clots in Kelly's legs and lungs and planned to keep him for surgery, according to his attorney, Beau B. Brindley. However, prison officials reportedly removed Kelly from the hospital and returned him to the facility, placing him back in solitary confinement. Kelly's defense attorney filed a motion on June 10, asking for his immediate release to escape an alleged murder-for-hire plot by prison officials and another inmate.
Yahoo
2 days ago
- Yahoo
Karen Read found not guilty of murder in retrial on police officer boyfriend's death
A Massachusetts jury found Karen Read not guilty of murdering her Boston police officer boyfriend in 2022, nearly a year after her first prosecution ended in a mistrial. The jury began deliberating the afternoon of June 13 in Norfolk County before reaching a verdict Wednesday afternoon. She was acquitted of the most serious charges, including second-degree murder, manslaughter and leaving the scene after an accident resulting in death. The jury did find her guilty of operating under the influence of liquor. The judge immediately sentenced her to one-year probation, the standard for a first-time offense. Cheers could be heard from outside the courthouse, where supporters of Read have gathered, while the verdict was being read. Read embraced her legal team and cried following the verdict. Prosecutors alleged Read hit her boyfriend, John O'Keefe, with her car outside the Canton home of fellow police officer Brian Albert after a night of heavy drinking in January 2022 and then left him to die there during a major blizzard. The defense had argued that Read's vehicle did not hit O'Keefe and instead said O'Keefe was attacked by a dog and beaten by other people who were in the house before he was thrown out in the snow to die. Read pleaded not guilty to the charges and has maintained her innocence. In brief remarks upon leaving the courthouse, she thanked her "amazing supporters" for their financial and emotional support for the past nearly four years. "No one has fought harder for justice than John O'Keefe than I have -- than I have and my team," Read added. Following the verdict, several of the witnesses who testified against Read called the result of the retrial "a devastating miscarriage of justice." "Today, our hearts are with John and the entire O'Keefe family. They have suffered through so much and deserved better from our justice system," members of the Albert and McCabe families said in a statement. "While we may have more to say in the future, today we mourn with John's family and lament the cruel reality that this prosecution was infected by lies and conspiracy theories spread by Karen Read, her defense team, and some in the media." MORE: Karen Read retrial: Key takeaways as jury gets the case During deliberations, the jury asked four questions, including, "If we find not guilty on two charges but can't agree on one charge, is it a hung jury on all three charges or just one charge?" the judge told attorneys in court. The judge told the jury she is not able to respond to their question, telling attorneys it was a "theoretical question." The jury also asked about the time frame for when Read is accused of driving under the influence, whether video clips from Read's interviews about the case are to be considered as evidence and if she is convicted on a sub-charge, if that would mean she is guilty on the overall charge. In an unusual moment, Judge Beverly Cannone told the courtroom earlier Wednesday that the jury had indicated during the lunch break that they had reached a verdict, then updated that they did not have a verdict. Cannone sealed that verdict slip and informed the court that there was not yet a verdict "because, as we all know, there is no verdict until it is announced and recorded in open court." Read's first trial ended in a mistrial in July 2024 after the jury could not reach a verdict. At least four jurors who served on her first trial last year have confirmed that she was found not guilty of second-degree murder and leaving a scene of personal injury and death, according to Read's attorneys. However, the jury could not agree on the third charge of manslaughter while operating a motor vehicle under the influence, the attorneys said. Her lawyers filed multiple appeals, all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court, claiming Read should not be retried on the counts the jury apparently agreed on, saying it would amount to double jeopardy. Each appeal was denied. MORE: Supreme Court denies Karen Read's double jeopardy appeal Read's attorneys made motions for a mistrial twice during her second criminal trial, both of which were denied by the judge. Like her first trial, Read did not take the stand in her own defense. "I am not testifying," Read said to reporters outside the courthouse on June 10. "[The jury has] heard my interview clips. They've heard my voice. They've heard a lot of me." Read had added one of the alternate jurors from her first trial to her legal team for the retrial. Victoria George, the alternate juror, is a licensed civil attorney in Massachusetts.
News24
3 days ago
- News24
Convicted sexual offender R Kelly says his ‘life is in danger' as he seeks presidential pardon
On 13 June, R Kelly was rushed to hospital after what his lawyers claim was an attempt on his life while he was in solitary confinement. Kelly claims that a fellow inmate told him that prison staff had asked him to eliminate the disgraced RnB veteran. His lawyers have approached Donald Trump to request presidential pardon for Kelly. Disgraced RnB veteran and convicted sexual predator Robert Kelker Kelly (R Kelly) is reportedly in hospital following an overdose on 13 June. According to media reports, R Kelly was in solitary confinement at the at Federal Correctional Institution in North Carolina when prison staff gave him an overdose of his anxiety medication, resulting in complications that sent him to the emergency room. According to Kelly and his legal team, this was a deliberate attempt on his life. His lawyers have made allegations about prison staff trying to 'eliminate' their client including claims that prison officials had blatantly refused to allow the inmate to undergo a medical procedure. The lawyers alleged that R Kelly's doctors had recommended surgery as he had blood clots in his legs and lungs, but prison officials allegedly ignored this advice and sent him back behind bars. You raped hundreds of girls R. Kelly you're in exactly where you're supposed to be because you are a disgusting human. I heard the prisoners wanna have a crack at you.🤣🤣 — NicoleH (@NicoleH867) June 17, 2025 'He felt faint. He was dizzy. He started to see black spots in his vision. He then struggled to get up on his feet and being unable to walk, he 'crawled to the door of the cell and lost consciousness,' Kelly's lawyer Beau Brindley told Earlier this month, Kelly filed a request for a temporary discharge from his sentence claiming that fellow inmate Mikeal Glenn Stine had alerted the former to his life being in danger. According to Kelly, Stine claimed to have been enlisted by prison officials 'to take care of him…permanently.' Various American media houses including USA Today were informed by Brindley that in his capacity as Kelly's legal representative, he had sought pardon from US president Donald Trump on behalf of his client. The prosecution has rubbished the claims made by both Kelly and his legal team, labelling the murder plot 'deeply unserious.' Assistant U.S. attorney Jason Julien told media: No court has the ability to enter an order freeing Kelly's victims from the prison that Kelly put them in and allowing inmates to seek release for fear of harm would be a slippery slope. Jason Julien In 2021 Kelly was sentenced to 30 years behind bars for a myriad of heinous crimes of child sexual abuse. A judge is expected to rule on his motion for temporary release this Friday.
Yahoo
6 days ago
- Business
- Yahoo
You Worked Hard To Build Wealth — Use This 3-Step Checklist To Protect It
To say you've worked hard would be an understatement. You're no stranger to pulling a 5 to 9 after your 9 to 5 ends. You've met with financial advisors and investment professionals to figure out how to stretch your money and grow it through passive income. What you've accomplished at this point in your life is impressive — and now, you're starting to think about what the next phase might look like. Read Next: Check Out: That next chapter should start with protecting what you've built. Just as you mapped a master plan to build your wealth, you'll need a strategy to safeguard it. While personalized advice from your financial advisor is always smart, these three essential steps can help you prepare now. An estate plan is a cornerstone of protecting your financial legacy — helping ensure the hard work you've put in today will continue to bear fruit long after you're gone. One of the most powerful ways to protect your assets is to keep them in the family and make sure your loved ones can access them easily and responsibly. Start by working with a trusted financial and legal team to create a will or a revocable living trust. A revocable trust allows you to manage your assets while you're still around and to lay out clear instructions for how those assets should be distributed after your death. It can be changed or revoked at any time, as long as you're making competent, voluntary decisions. It also spares your heirs the time and expense of probate. Explore More: To reduce the emotional and financial burden on your family in a crisis, you should also set up an advance healthcare directive and designate durable powers of attorney for both medical and financial matters. These documents ensure your wishes are honored and take difficult decisions off your family's shoulders. At a minimum, life insurance is designed to protect your family's financial future if something happens to you unexpectedly. A policy can help them pay off debts, cover day-to-day living expenses and continue pursuing long-term goals like college or retirement savings. You may also want to consider permanent life insurance, like whole or universal life, which offers lifetime coverage and a cash value component that grows tax-deferred. An added benefit is that you can borrow against the cash value to help cover major expenses, like a down payment, tuition or even retirement needs. The right insurance policy can serve as a flexible tool in your long-term financial strategy. For example, a home you purchase using life insurance funds could later appreciate in value, building even more wealth for your future. Yes, diversification is well-worn advice — but it's popular because it works. Spreading your investments across a range of industries, asset classes and geographic regions reduces risk and creates stability. Think of it this way: If all your investments are in big tech, and that sector hits a rough patch, your whole portfolio will suffer. But if you've also invested in sectors like healthcare, energy or consumer goods, those holdings might hold steady, or even grow, while others struggle. You can also diversify beyond stocks. If real estate interests you, consider investing in some properties to rent out for passive income. If the work of managing a property seems like too much to keep up with, you can still participate in the market by investing in a real estate investment trust (REIT). A REIT pools investor money and puts it into income-producing real estate that it owns, operates or finances. With a REIT, you can get some exposure to the real estate market without the maintenance and management that come with owning property. Growing and protecting wealth takes intention. But it doesn't have to be complicated. By taking simple steps, like setting up an estate plan, securing the right life insurance, and diversifying your investments, you can help ensure the future you've worked so hard for stays on From GOBankingRates 4 Things You Should Do When Your Salary Hits $100K If a Financial Advisor Doesn't Ask These 5 Questions in Your Consult, Keep Shopping 5 Steps to Take if You Want To Create Generational Wealth Robert Kiyosaki: 5 Money Habits of People Who Retire Early This article originally appeared on You Worked Hard To Build Wealth — Use This 3-Step Checklist To Protect It Se produjo un error al recuperar la información Inicia sesión para acceder a tu portafolio Se produjo un error al recuperar la información Se produjo un error al recuperar la información Se produjo un error al recuperar la información Se produjo un error al recuperar la información
The Independent
12-06-2025
- Politics
- The Independent
Abrego Garcia's lawyers ask judge to fine Trump administration for contempt
Lawyers for Kilmar Abrego Garcia have asked a federal judge in Maryland to impose fines against the Trump administration for contempt, arguing that it flagrantly ignored court ordersfor several weeks to return him to the U.S. from El Salvador. Abrego Garcia's attorneys said the administration claimed to be powerless to retrieve him, even while it secretly built a human smuggling case against him. The U.S. brought Abrego Garcia to a federal court in Nashville, Tennessee last week to face those charges. 'The Government's defiance has not been subtle,' the attorneys said in a filing late Wednesday. 'It has been vocal and sustained and flagrant.' The attorneys also are asking U.S. District Court Judge Paula Xinis to compel the release of documents the federal government withheld by claiming they contain protected state secrets. Or as an alternative, the lawyers suggested a special master to investigate the government's 'willful noncompliance' of court orders. 'What the Government improperly seeks to hide must be exposed for all to see,' Abrego Garcia's attorneys wrote. Their request came a day after the Trump administration said it will ask Xinis to dismiss the case, with U.S. attorneys describing recent accusations by Abrego Garcia's attorneys as baseless, desperate and disappointing. 'But the proof is in the pudding — Defendants have returned Abrego Garcia to the United States just as they were ordered to do,' they wrote. Legal experts said last month that the Abrego Garcia case may be headed for contempt. And the request by his attorneys adds to the ongoing friction between the White House and the courts during President Donald Trump 's second term. Courts can hold parties to civil litigation or criminal cases in contempt for disobeying their orders. The penalty can take the form of fines or other civil punishments, or even prosecution and jail time, if pursued criminally. But contempt processes are slow and deliberative, and, when the government's involved, there's usually a resolution before penalties kick in. The U.S. mistakenly deported Abrego Garcia to an El Salvador prison in March. The expulsion violated a U.S. immigration judge's order in 2019 that shielded him from deportation to his native country because he likely faced gang persecution there. Abrego Garcia's American wife sued, prompting Xinis to order his return on April 4. The Supreme Court ruled April 10 that the administration must work to bring him back. Arguments ensued over the next several weeks about whether the Trump administration was following those orders or not. Trump also said publicly that he could return Abrego Garcia to the U.S. with a call to El Salvador President Nayib Bukele. Xinis ordered U.S. attorneys to submit documents and testimony to show what the government had done to follow her orders. The Trump administration claimed that much of that information is protected under the state secrets privilege. The judge has not ruled on that matter.
