7/10/2008

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King, Jr.'s children claiming that their brother took from their father's estate.

Steve Ruback

According to CNN, two of the children of one of the most prominent figures of the 20th century, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., are suing their brother, Dexter King, over allegations that he has illegally taken money from their father's estate and used it for his own benefit.  
  
The allegations do not stop there, as Martin Luther King III and Bernice King are also suing their brother over the fact that they claim he has also illegally taken money from the estate of their mother and used it for his own benefit.  
  
The lawsuit that was filed states that Dexter King makes all decisions regarding the estate of his father. It also illustrates how Martin Luther King III and Bernice are shareholders of their father's estate while Bernice is the sole administrator of their mother's estate.  
  
Their parents tragically passed away nearly 40 years apart, with King, Jr.'s infamous assassination occurring back in 1968, while their mother, Coretta Scott King, passed away in 2006.