Former Lawyer in Jennifer Dulos Case pleads Guilty to Interfering with Police
Stamford, Conn. – Kent Mawhinney, the former lawyer and friend of the late Fotis Dulos, pleaded guilty Friday to interfering with police in the 2019 disappearance of Jennifer Dulos, a Connecticut mother of five presumed dead [[1]].
Mawhinney initially faced a charge of conspiracy to commit murder, but ultimately accepted a plea deal resulting in an 11-month sentence – equivalent to the time he has already served in custody. He maintained his innocence outside court, stating he does not know Jennifer dulos’s whereabouts and would cooperate with authorities if he did.Jennifer Dulos was last seen on May 24, 2019, dropping her children off at school in New canaan and was legally declared dead in 2023 [[1]].
Prosecutors believe Fotis Dulos killed his wife at their New Canaan home and disposed of her body [[1]]. Fotis Dulos died by suicide in 2020 after being charged with murder, consistently denying any involvement in his wife’s disappearance. The couple was embroiled in a bitter divorce at the time of Jennifer’s disappearance.This case continues to unfold with Fotis Dulos’s girlfriend, michelle Troconis, convicted last year of helping to cover up the crime [[1]].
Keywords: Jennifer Dulos, Fotis Dulos, Kent Mawhinney, Michelle Troconis, Connecticut, Missing Person, Murder, Suicide, Plea Deal, New Canaan, Stamford.
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