Hank Brennan, Karen Read
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The second prosecution of Karen Read cost taxpayers in Massachusetts more than a half million dollars. New invoices obtained by WJAR through a public records request show special prosecutor Hank Brennan billed the Norfolk District Attorney’s office $566,000 from September 2024 through the verdict in June.
The jury has spoken, but Special Prosecutor Hank Brennan, in an egregious breach of prosecutorial ethics, has tried to publicly shame and discredit that very jury,” said Alan Jackson, Read’s lead defense attorney.
Karen Read's fate in jurors' hands following month-long retrial with dramatic dashcam footage, expert testimony challenging vehicle collision theory, and powerful closing arguments.