Public records at the Plymouth County Registry of Deeds list multiple IRS Notices of Federal Tax Lien against Kevin J. Reddington totaling approximately $2.37 million. The liens, recorded against his Marshfield property, cover tax years 2018 through 2024 and show no discharges on file.
Reddington, the 75-year-old Brockton criminal defense attorney who represented Lindsay Clancy in her recent murder trial that ended in a mistrial, purchased the property in 2017. The home has been assessed at around $2.3 million. The reported lien amounts break down as follows: $230,864 (2018), $360,297 (2019), $509,662 (2020), $493,279 (2021), $84,213 (2022), $456,483 (2023), and $237,695 (2024). Reddington did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
Federal tax liens are public claims the IRS files when it assesses unpaid taxes and the taxpayer does not pay after notice and demand. They attach to property and remain until paid, settled, or otherwise resolved. Their existence does not automatically prove current non-payment or criminal tax evasion; it documents an outstanding IRS assessment that has not been released in the recorded documents.
This reporting arrives amid intense media coverage of the lone holdout juror in the Clancy case. Outlets including NBC10 Boston detailed that juror’s pending eviction after a housing-court judgment of more than $12,000 in unpaid rent, along with prior domestic-violence allegations and an active restraining order. Those stories examined the juror’s background after the 11-1 deadlock produced a mistrial.
A disparity in coverage would invite questions about consistency. A prominent attorney’s multi-million-dollar federal tax liens, documented in official registry records, received far less immediate mainstream attention than a private rental debt of roughly $12,000 attached to an anonymous juror. Both matters involve public records and questions of financial responsibility. Selective emphasis on one while downplaying the other can look like uneven standards rather than even-handed reporting on people connected to a high-profile trial.
Tax liens of this size are material facts about a public figure who has been a vocal critic of the holdout juror and a frequent presence on national television. Whether newsrooms treat the two stories with comparable scrutiny will test whether the interest is in relevant public records or in narrative convenience.
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Lindsay Clancy holdout juror had history of domestic violence allegations – NBC Boston
Arizona man loses $475K home over $977 HOA debt
Holdout juror in Lindsay Clancy trial faced domestic violence allegation, but charge dismissed, records show – CBS News
