missy1974
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So from what I understand, they filed a wrongful death lawsuit against SA, then 3 days later SA transferred his remaining $240,000 to his defense team. They claimed it was fraudulent because of the timing and it is illegal to transfer funds after a lawsuit has been filed so they wanted control, but the judge ruled against it. So I'd say people making the leap/connection and saying "the Halbachs didn't want him to use the funds for his defense" are accurate as they were seeking to take the money used as a retainer away.
Honestly I'm more shocked at the fact that they filed a civil lawsuit before the trial had started and before they knew the defenses arguments or the totality of the evidence.
How would he be liable for her death if it hasn't even been to court yet?
When he got the settlement, he was no longer eligible for a court appointed lawyer, so he retained Stang and then later Buting. If they had been successful in freezing that money... how would he have paid for a lawyer? or would he have been able to get a court appointed lawyer again?