A Los Angeles judge cleared the former business manager of the late Marvel Comics creator Stan Lee of grand theft charges on Tuesday, ending a four-year criminal case that emerged in the final year of Lee’s life.
Superior Court Judge George Lomeli dismissed three felony counts against Keya Morgan, 41, after a jury had voted 11–1 in favor of acquittal. The judge dropped the charges “in the interests of justice,” Variety reported from the courthouse.
Prosecutors alleged Morgan had stolen $222,480 in cash raised by the sale of Lee memorabilia in 2018 in the months before Lee died at age 95. Additional charges including elder abuse had been dropped before the trial….