(NewsNation) — R. Kelly‘s attorney alleges federal prison officials conspired with an Aryan Brotherhood member to murder the imprisoned singer, claiming the government wanted him dead to prevent him from exposing corruption within the Bureau of Prisons.
An emergency motion filed by Beau Brindley asks for Kelly to be moved to home detention and claims that three officials with the Bureau of Prisons devised a plot to have him killed by another inmate.
“The Bureau of Prisons instructed Mikeal Glenn Stine to go to Butner and execute R. Kelly,” Brindley said Wednesday on NewsNation’s “Banfield.”
R. Kelly’s lawyer claims prison officials conspired with Aryan Brotherhood
Brindley said Stine, an Aryan Brotherhood member and terminal cancer patient, was solicited to kill Kelly because the singer “was about to expose some facts that would be extremely inflammatory and damaging to the Bureau of Prisons and the Department of Justice.”
The R&B singer is serving prison time in Butner, North Carolina, after being found guilty on multiple federal charges of racketeering, sex trafficking, producing child sexual abuse material and enticing a minor to engage in sexual activity.
FILE – In this Sept. 17, 2019 file photo, R. Kelly appears during a hearing at the Leighton Criminal Courthouse in Chicago. (Antonio Perez/Chicago Tribune via AP, Pool, File) 
FILE – R. Kelly leaves the Daley Center after a hearing in his child support case, May 8, 2019, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Matt Marton, File) 
FILE – Musician R. Kelly leaves the Leighton Criminal Court building in Chicago on June 6, 2019. Kelly’s federal trial starts Monday in Chicago. (AP Photo/Amr Alfiky, File) 
FILE – R&B singer R. Kelly enters the Cook County Criminal Court Building, Wednesday, May 28, 2008, in Chicago. R. Kelly, the R&B superstar known for his anthem “I Believe I Can Fly,” deserves at least 25 years behind bars for sexually abusing women and girls, prosecutors said in a memo filed Wednesday, June 8, 2022 in advance of his sentencing later this month.(AP Photo/M. Spencer Green, File) 
In this courtroom sketch, R. Kelly and his attorney Jennifer Bonjean, left, appear during his sentencing hearing in federal court, Wednesday, June 29, 2022, in New York. The former R&B superstar was convicted of racketeering and other crimes. (AP Photo/Elizabeth Williams) 
In this courtroom sketch, R. Kelly briefly addresses Judge Ann Donnelly during his sentencing in federal court, Wednesday, June 29, 2022, in New York. R. Kelly was sentenced to 30 years in prison Wednesday for using his superstardom to subject young fans — some just children — to systematic sexual abuse. (AP Photo/Elizabeth Williams) 
In this courtroom sketch, R. Kelly, center, sits with his defense attorneys Thomas Farinella, top, and Nicole Blank Becker during the first day of his defense in his sex trafficking case, Monday, Sept. 20, 2021, in New York. (AP Photo/Elizabeth Williams) 
In this courtroom artist’s sketch R. Kelly, left, listens during his trial in New York, Thursday, Aug. 26, 2021. The 54-year-old Kelly has repeatedly denied accusations that he preyed on several alleged victims during a 30-year career highlighted by his mega hit “I Believe I Can Fly.” (AP Photo/Elizabeth Williams) 
FILE – This photo from Wednesday June 26, 2019, shows R&B singer R. Kelly arriving at the Leighton Criminal Court in Chicago for arraignment on sex-related charges. Federal prosecutors in New York on Friday, July 23, 2021 asked a judge for permission to admit more evidence for which Kelly has not been charged, at his upcoming sex-trafficking trial in Brooklyn. (AP Photo/Amr Alfiky, File) 
Musical artist R. Kelly appears during a hearing on sex trafficking allegations in Brooklyn federal court in New York City, New York, U.S., August 3, 2021 in this courtroom sketch. REUTERS/Jane Rosenberg
The charges came after multiple women began speaking publicly about sexual abuse by Kelly, including abuse that occurred when they were underage.
The recent filing also includes a declaration from Stine saying he was asked to carry out the plot by officials who had previously ordered him to arrange assaults or deaths because he is a member of the Aryan Brotherhood.
In the declaration, Stine alleges that officials told him he would be allowed to escape and live his final months as a “free man,” also alleging that he has been diagnosed with terminal cancer.
Stine says in the filing that after being approached by BOP officials, he was transferred to the same facility where Kelly is serving his sentence and placed in the same unit.
However, Stine stated in his declaration that he had a change of heart and informed Kelly about the plot. Brindley told NewsNation that Stine agreed to take a polygraph examination.
Stine has filed more than 100 civil suits and petitions in federal court over 20 years. He is convicted of threatening to assault and murder a federal magistrate judge and an assistant United States attorney in letters he sent from his prison cell.
In the filing, Brindley writes that even with Stine’s past, his claim warrants drastic relief to protect Kelly’s life.
Attorney cites sworn statements from inmates about stolen legal mail
The allegations center on claims that prosecutors and prison officials committed crimes during Kelly’s prosecution, including stealing privileged attorney-client correspondence.
Brindley cited a declaration from Kelly’s former cellmate, who allegedly was offered a reduced sentence to steal Kelly’s legal mail and funnel it to prosecutors through a corrupt prison officer.
“We’re talking about prosecutors and Bureau of Prison guards committing crimes,” Brindley said, adding that prison officer Tawana Ingram allegedly stole other attorney-client correspondence but received full pension benefits and was not charged despite a search warrant proving the theft.
The attorney suggested other Aryan Brotherhood members remain a threat to Kelly after Stine’s refusal to carry out the alleged murder plot.
Brindley said he also planned to ask President Donald Trump for help in getting Kelly released from prison.