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The Michaela Watkins case: Day Four

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Herald-Leader reporter Ashlee Clark is covering the trial of Patrick and Joy Watkins, the couple accused of beating and killing 10-year-old Michaela Watkins. Ashlee will send updates throughout the trial, so check here for live coverage. (Read Clark’s previous entries at http://twitter.com/bluegrassbeat)

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Judge denies request to postpone fen-phen retrial

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The Associated Press

A federal judge in northern Kentucky has declined to postpone the retrial of two attorneys charged in a diet drug settlement case.

The Courier-Journal reported Friday that U.S. District Judge Danny Reeves called a delay unacceptable and ordered a trial date be set within 70 days of Sept. 11.

William J. Gallion and Shirley Cunningham had asked that the trial be pushed back to April.

An indictment charges the two with eight counts of wire fraud and conspiracy to defraud 440 clients of $94.6 million in Kentucky’s fen-phen diet-drug case.

Gallion’s lawyer had sought the delay due to conflicts with other clients.

The two men went to trial in Covington in July on charges of conspiracy to commit wire fraud, but the jury could not reach a verdict.

The lawyers are accused of overpaying themselves from the $200 million settlement.

Information from: The Courier-Journal, http://www.courier-journal.com

The Michaela Watkins case: Day Three

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Michaela Watkins

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Herald-Leader reporter Ashlee Clark is covering the trial of Patrick and Joy Watkins, the couple accused of beating and killing 10-year-old Michaela Watkins. Ashlee will send updates throughout the trial, so check here for live coverage. (Read Clark’s previous entries at http://twitter.com/bluegrassbeat)

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Ashlee Clark is the Richmond bureau reporter for the Herald-Leader. She has covered general assignments in Madison, Clark, Estill, Powell and Montgomery counties since she joined the newspaper in September 2007. Ashlee, a Louisville native, is a graduate of Western Kentucky University, where she received degrees in journalism and sociology.

Shawntaye Hopkins is the Herald-Leader’s police reporter, covering local law enforcement, fire and EMS and breaking news. She joined the staff in September 2006 as the newspaper’s night police reporter. Shawntaye, a Louisville native, graduated from Western Kentucky University where she studied journalism and criminology. Shawntaye resides in Lexington.

Delano Massey is the Herald-Leader’s Regional Editor. He works closely with the paper’s bureau reporters and police and courts reporters to plan coverage, pursue breaking news and seek out enterprise stories. A Northeast Ohio native, Delano started his journalism career as a night cops reporter at the Belleville News-Democrat. In 2003, he made the trek to Lexington to take the reins as the newspaper’s daytime cops reporter. Delano, a graduate of the University of Akron, has won numerous awards for breaking news, spot news and investigative journalism.