Judge to Rule in Coming Days on Rent-A-Husband

PORTLAND, Maine – Following the two hour-long hearing this morning, Justice Thomas Warren said he will rule in the coming days whether the criminal charges against Rent-A-Husband founder Kaile Warren will be dismissed or if the case will go to trial.  According to reports, the judge will make his decision as soon as possible.

The Cumberland County Superior Court legal case has grabbed national attention because of Warren and his Rent-A-Husband’s high profile presence in the media. He was a regular on the CBS Early Show for 10 years and made numerous other appearance on television and news shows.

After he was indicted by the grand jury on three counts of securities fraud last December, his celebrity suddenly changed. Warren has continued to express his innocence in the case. His attorney Daniel G. Lilley has stated that if Warren has in fact broke any laws, he did so unintentionally, acting on the advice of his former law firm Preti Flaherty.

After the first indictment, Warren was allowed to present his case to grand jurors, which is considered a rare happening. He said no new charges had been brought against him.  Following his testimony, the Attorney General’s Office issued a superseding indictment on April 9, 2010. Assistant Attorney General Michael Colleran told Blue MauMau in a recent interview that the second indictment was different from the original, but it has the same number and type of charges.

Because there has been much controversy over the fifty investors in Warren’s Rent-A-Husband program, BMM asked Colleran if the state investigated every investor victim listed in the indictment. He said the case was investigated by the Office of Securities. “They have contacted every victim named in the indictment and interviewed those who were willing to talk. The people listed in the indictment are people who we believe we can prove are victims of the crimes asserted in the indictment,” Colleran stated.

Blue MauMau also asked the assistant attorney general if Joanne Grace, an investor and prospective franchisee of Rent-A-Husband, was going to be one of the state’s star witnesses. Colleran responded, “I would not confirm or deny that and I’m not sure what that is based on. She is a victim and she along with other victims may be a witness at trial. We haven’t decided which witnesses we will call.”

The prosecuting attorney was asked if Joanne Grace initially asked the Attorney General’s Office and the Office of Securities to investigate the Rent-A-Husband investment program, and was it rejected because it was considered a civil case. Colleran answered, “No, I completely disagree with that. I agree that Joanne Grace contacted the Office of Securities with a complaint.”

Warren told Blue MauMau after he testified in front of the grand jury, many of them were crying openly after hearing his story. When asked if this were true, Colleran replied, “By law, I am not allowed to comment on what goes on before a grand jury.”

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