Sport institute trial put on hold after founder hospitalized
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The embezzlement trial of the founder of an international sport institute has been put on hold after he was hospitalized for an undisclosed reason.
Court spokesman Craig Berke (BER'-kee) says the judge excused the jurors for the day Monday after being told Dan Doyle was hospitalized.
Doyle is the founder of the Rhode Island-based Institute for International Sport. He faces 18 counts, including embezzlement and forgery.
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The trial is scheduled to continue Tuesday. Berke said late Monday afternoon they were still awaiting word from Doyle's lawyer.
Doyle, of West Hartford, Connecticut, has threatened to initiate a sit-in and hunger strike in the courtroom over complaints that he is not receiving a fair trial.