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Grand Juror in Karen Read Oversight Probe Faces Oct. 2 Sentencing After Guilty Plea

The case stems from leaks about a secret federal inquiry into the state's handling of the Read prosecution.

Elizabeth Banks is taking the lead as Karen Read in a new Prime Video limited series, bringing attention to the controversial case and its impact on public perceptions of justice.
A Karen Read grand juror has lost her job with the state DCF, according to her attorney. (Nancy Lane/Boston Herald, File)
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Overview

  • Jessica Leslie pleaded guilty to criminal contempt last month and is scheduled to be sentenced Oct. 2 by U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani.
  • Prosecutors and the defense jointly recommend a sentence of one day, deemed served, according to filings made Thursday.
  • Leslie’s memo says she shared grand jury details with one person, described in court as a close friend who later posted specifics on X in January 2024.
  • The FBI obtained cellphone warrants and found texts identifying witnesses and testimony, after a post matched charges in a sealed indictment later unsealed in a State Police CDL-bribery case.
  • The unusual federal grand jury review of the state’s Karen Read prosecution produced no charges beyond Leslie’s case, and her filing notes she was fired from the Department of Children and Families.