Shayanna Jenkins-Hernandez is in the news this week as she is being accused of grossly misspending tens of thousands of dollars that were supposed to support her young daughter.
Because of her alleged actions, there is now a legal battle ensuing over who should be in charge of the funds.
The Boston Globe reports that trustee, attorney David Schwartz, declined when the former fiancée of disgraced Patriots star Aaron Hernandez asked a court-appointed trust to pay $10,697 for dance lessons for the couple’s daughter, Avielle.
Schwartz stated that Jenkins-Hernandez receives roughly $150,000 per year from Hernandez’s NFL pension and social security that would cover the daily expenses of Avielle, who’s 10 years old. However, after reviewing Jenkins-Hernandez’s spending, Schwartz has come to suspect that she’s irresponsibly spending the money on luxury personal items.
Some of the bills include $36,858 on clothing; $39,347 on home goods; $25,577 shopping online; and $11,792 in “self care,” including gym fees and visits to hair and nail salons.
“There is reason to question whether the expenditures were for Avielle’s benefit,” said attorney Robert O’Regan, who’s representing Schwartz. “To be fair, this little girl should have a decent life with what her father left for her. No one would complain if there were reasonable expenses. We’re talking about over the top or otherwise unrelated expenses to Avielle.”
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Jenkins-Hernandez, who gave birth to a second daughter by another man in 2018, denied wrongdoing in a statement to the Globe.
“Since Aaron’s death, my sole focus has been on raising and providing as stable a life for my children as possible,” she said. “All monies I have spent have been with this singular focus in mind, and this will continue to be my focus going forward.”
Aaron Hernandez’s sudden fall from grace remains as shocking today as it was when it first started. The former Patriots tight end signed a five-year, $40 million extension with the Patriots in August 2012, then got charged with first-degree murder the following summer.
He would then be convicted for the killing of Odin Lloyd and sentenced to life in prison. In 2017, he would be in court to stand trial for a double homicide that took place in June 2012, but was aquitted. However, he would soon commit suicide in jail a couple of weeks after the verdict.
After research on his brain, it was determined he suffered from the most severe case of CTE ever discovered in a person his age, which was 27.
