Lawyer Is Released After Serving Over 14 Years on Civil Contempt Charge

Jul. 11, 2009

The lawyer, H. Beatty Chadwick, was jailed in April 1995 for refusing to turn over millions of dollars in a bitter divorce battle.

Judge frees alimony inmate after 14 years

PHILADELPHIA, July 11 (UPI) -- A 73-year-old man who spent 14 years in prison on a contempt-of-court charge for not paying alimony is free in Pennsylvania, his attorney says.

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President Barack Obama awards the the Presidential Medal of Freedom to singer/songwriter Bob Dylan during a ceremony in the East Room at the White House in Washington on May 29, 2012. The Medal of Freedom is our NationÕs highest civilian honor, presented to individuals who have made especially meritorious contributions to the security or national interests of the United States, to world peace, or to cultural or other significant public or private endeavors. UPI/Kevin Dietsch

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Lawyer Is Released After Serving Over 14 Years on Civil Contempt Charge

Judge frees alimony inmate after 14 years