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Tuesday, January 9, 2024

Charlie Adelson To Appeal Conviction In Dan Markel's Murder; Tensions Are High Between Donna And Wendi

New York Sun, Florida Dentist, Found Guilty of Hiring Gangland Hitmen To Kill His Harvard-Trained Brother in Law, To Appeal His Conviction:

Charlie Adelson, who is the millionaire Florida periodontist found guilty in November of hiring Latin Kings hitmen in 2014 to murder his former brother-in-law, the Harvard-trained law professor Dan Markel, is appealing his conviction. ...

Wendi has yet to be charged in connection with her former husband’s death, although prosecutors made clear in Charlie and Magbanua’s trials that they believe she was involved. Tensions appear to be high between Wendi and Donna. In recorded phone calls between Donna and her son in the days following Charlie’s conviction, Donna read aloud text exchanges between herself and Wendi that discussed Charlie’s verdict.

After telling Wendi that she, Donna, “didn’t have the heart” to tell Charlie his sister had not reached out to Donna and Harvey following his conviction, Donna continued that “everyone looks to protect you. I bet you’ve got a lot to think about.” The reply from Wendi, an attorney herself, was lawyerly and cold.

“Dear mom, I know you were upset by the verdict, but the anger directed at me is not justified,” she texted back, according her mother’s recounting to Charlie in the recorded phone call. “I’m not responsible in any way for Charlie’s situation. I am not guilty because I did not do anything wrong and I was not involved in any way with Danny’s death.”

After explaining that her mother would need to go through her lawyers should she wish to discuss the case further, Wendi texted the following: “Right now, I have to be singularly focused on taking care of the boys during this difficult time.”

Complete TaxProf Blog coverage:

https://taxprof.typepad.com/taxprof_blog/2024/01/charlie-adelson-to-appeal-conviction-in-dan-markel-murder-tensions-are-high-between-donna-and-wendi.html

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