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In this photo taken Aug. 26, 2014, Leon Brown speaks with a reporter at the Maury Correctional Institution in Maury, N.C., about his incarceration. A federal judge says he will approve $1 million in settlements from a North Carolina town to two half brothers wrongfully imprisoned for 30 years in the killing of an 11-year-old girl. U.S. District Judge Terrence Boyle said Thursday, Dec. 14, 2017, he will also review any fees sought by lawyers for Henry McCollum and Brown before the settlements with the town of Red Springs are finalized. (Chuck Liddy/The News &amp; Observer via AP)

Judge allowing $1M in settlements for wrongly convicted men

By JONATHAN DREW - Associated Press

FILE - In this Sept. 3, 2014 file photo, Henry McCollum walks out of prison after being released from Central Prison in Raleigh, N.C. A judge has thrown out a contract allowing lawyers for McCollum, freed after 30 years on death row, to claim a large part of his compensation for wrongful imprisonment. Judge Terrence Boyle ruled Monday, Oct. 23, 2017, that McCollum lacked the competency to sign with lawyers currently representing him in a lawsuit against investigators who put him behind bars. (AP Photo/Michael Biesecker, File)

Court nixes high attorney fees for wrongly convicted man

By JONATHAN DREW - Associated Press

Judge: Wrongly imprisoned man must have competency exam

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Wrongfully convicted man weary of protracted civil case

By JONATHAN DREW - Associated Press

FILE - In this Sept. 3, 2014 file photo, Henry McCollum walks out of prison after being released from Central Prison in Raleigh, N.C. Lawyer fees and high-interest loans are threatening the financial futures of the two North Carolina brothers who have collected hundreds of thousands of dollars for their three decades of wrongful imprisonment, a court-appointed advocate said Wednesday, July 26, 2017. The advocate argued in a legal motion that McCollum and Leon Brown were steered into dubious financial arrangements by lawyers who stand to profit from the men's lawsuit against the investigators who put them behind bars. (AP Photo/Michael Biesecker, File)

Advocate: 2 pardoned brothers steered into financial straits

By JONATHAN DREW - Associated Press

FILE - In this Sept. 3, 2014 file photo, Henry McCollum walks out of prison after being released from Central Prison in Raleigh, N.C. Lawyer fees and high-interest loans are threatening the financial futures of the two North Carolina brothers who have collected hundreds of thousands of dollars for their three decades of wrongful imprisonment, a court-appointed advocate said Wednesday, July 26, 2017. The advocate argued in a legal motion that McCollum and Leon Brown were steered into dubious financial arrangements by lawyers who stand to profit from the men's lawsuit against the investigators who put them behind bars. (AP Photo/Michael Biesecker, File)

Advocate: Fees, loans threaten pardoned brothers’ livelihood

By JONATHAN DREW - Associated Press

Pardoned brothers would pay lawyers $400K under settlement

By JONATHAN DREW - Associated Press

FILE - In this Sept. 2, 2015, file photo, Henry McCollum holds a framed copy of his pardon before a hearing on compensation by the state for his wrongful conviction in Raleigh, N.C. Henry McCollum and Leon Brown wrongfully imprisoned for three decades in the killing of an 11-year-old girl have reached a settlement with investigators who helped put them behind bars. (AP Photo/Jonathan Drew, File)

Brothers wrongfully imprisoned 30 years settle rights suit

By JONATHAN DREW - Associated Press