A Pennsylvania lawyer who was jailed 14 years for contempt of court was ordered to be released from prison today.

“H. Beatty Chadwick, who has been jailed in suburban Philadelphia since 1995 for a charge stemming from a contentious divorce will be released today.”

That is a long time to jail a productive member of society for a contempt of court charge.

“The septuagenarian Chadwick was jailed in November 2004, accused of hiding the whereabouts of $2.5 million from his ex-wife during divorce proceedings. Chadwick maintained he lost the money in bad investments. In 2006, before the economic downturn, experts estimated the money would be worth more than $8 million.”

Ohhhhhh ok more to the story now. You can’t mess around with the state when it comes to money. You know that Mr. Chadwick.

“After repeated attempts to have himself freed, Chadwick’s request was granted by Delaware County Judge Joseph Cronin, who determined his continued incarceration had lost its coercive effect and would not result in him turning over the money.”

H. Beatty Chadwick and his former wife, Barbara Jean “Bobbie” Crowther, got married in 1977 and got divorced in 1992.

Check out the original article: Pennsylvania Lawyer Jailed 14 Years For Contempt of Court Freed.

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