Bobby Vee’s children claim siblings are mishandling estate
Published 10:34 am Friday, February 3, 2017
ST. CLOUD — Two of Bobby Vee’s four children have filed a court petition claiming their siblings are misusing money from the late pop singer’s estate.
Robby Velline and Jennifer Whittet Velline claim in the Stearns County District Court petition that their brothers, Tommy and Jeff Velline, have spent money from the estate on themselves and to support Rockhouse Productions, a recording studio and production facility they run. It was established by Bobby and his wife, Karen, who is also deceased.
The petition asks a Stearns County judge to order Jeff and Tommy Velline to provide a report of Bobby Vee’s estate, income and retirement accounts, including any revenue generated by the play “Teen Idol: The Bobby Vee Story.” It also seeks to remove Jeff and Tommy as trustees of the trust and accuses them of breaching their loyalty to the estate.