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King children sue brother and father's estate

Two children of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. are suing their brother, saying he took money from the civil rights icon’s estate “for his own benefit.”

The suit also alleges that Dexter King wrongfully took money from the estate of his mother, Coretta Scott King.

The suit, filed by Bernice King and Martin Luther King III, names Dexter King and their father’s estate as defendants.

Dexter King controls and “makes all decisions concerning” their father’s estate, the suit says.
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