Pardoned brothers would pay lawyers $400K under settlement

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3. I also wondered what kind of expenses they incurred,

time invested, other income sacrificed, etc., even googled briefly and didn't find comment. But the judge knows and is sticking his finger in, so you're probably right. These poor men. I really, really hope they receive investment counseling. Income from a settlement wisely invested might support them for life.

I wondered if through some legal twist or deal they might qualify for the SS they were denied to opportunity to pay into, or some other government assistance. SS for these situations seems even more unlikely than before, given what I didn't find (like howls of outrage from the far right), but I did learn older prisoners can't collect SS while in prison, only once they're released.