Michael George Arraigned on Monday

Pennsylvania retailer and Pittsburgh Comic-Con co-founder Michael George was arraigned on four felony charges yesterday:

* first-degree murder
* an unspecified firearm charge
* insurance fraud
* obtaining money under false pretenses

George is accused of killing his then-wife in his Michigan area comic book store 17 years ago, in order to collect on her $125,000 life insurance policy and take over the entirety of their estate. In a statement yesterday reported in the article linked to above, Macomb County Assistant Prosecutor Steve Kaplan said "One of the motives is that he preferred his mistress to his wife." The George family has retained former Macomb County Prosecutor Carl Marlinga to defend the 42-year-old accused. A motion by Marlinga that George be allowed to stay in his mother's home was denied, and George will be kept in jail. George had last week waived his right to an extradition hearing, and arrived in Michigan on Friday. The next stage, a preliminary exam, is scheduled for October 12.

George maintains his innocence.
 
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