Shayanna Jenkins-Hernandez, the ex-fiancée of former New England Patriots star Aaron Hernandez is accused of misappropriating money set aside in a trust fund for their daughter.
According to The Boston Globe, the fund’s trustee, attorney David Schwartz, accused Jenkins-Hernandez of spending money in a trust fund for her and Hernandez’s daughter named Avielle.
Schwartz and Jenkins-Hernandez have been battling for control of the trust fund since September, according to The Globe.
The dispute began when Jenkins-Hernandez asked Schwartz to pay a $10,697 bill for Avielle’s dance lessons. Schwartz refused, stating that Jenkins-Hernandez was already receiving separate funds from Hernandez’s NFL pension and Social Security, money that is supposed to go to the 10-year-old’s expenses.
After Schwartz declined to pay the bill, Jenkins-Hernandez asked a judge to remove him as trustee.
“Since Aaron’s death, my sole focus has been on raising and providing as stable a life for my children as possible,” wrote Jenkins-Hernandez in an e-mail to The Globe. “All monies I have spent have been with this singular focus in mind, and this will continue to be my focus going forward.”
But Schwartz responded that Jenkins-Hernandez spent thousands of dollars on non child-related expenses, included $4,800 spent at Harrods Department Store, $36,858 on clothing, including maternity wear; $39,347 on home goods; $25,577 shopping online; $11,792 in “self care,” including gym fees, and visits to hair and nail salons.
Schwartz asked the court to remove Jenkins-Hernandez as Avielle’s conservator. If the court appoints a new conservator, he or she would decide how Hernandez’s pension and Social Security checks would be spent.
“I believe that (Jenkins-Hernandez) has been co-mingling the child’s funds with her own,” wrote attorney Robert O’Regan, who is representing Schwartz.
