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| Son of NYC Socialite Astor Could Get 25 Years |
| By nytimes.com |
| Published: 10/09/2009 |
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NEW YORK (AP) -- Philanthropist Brooke Astor's 85-year-old son had it all but wanted more, and now he might have to face his remaining years in a stark prison cell after being convicted of looting his ailing mother's nearly $200 million estate. The verdict against Anthony Marshall, a former U.S. ambassador and Tony Award-winning Broadway producer, ended a five-month trial that revealed the sad decline of the society doyenne, who had Alzheimer's disease when she died in 2007 at age 105. The jury on Thursday convicted Marshall of 14 counts, including first-degree grand larceny and scheming to defraud, but acquitted him on two charges, falsifying business records and another larceny count. Marshall faces a mandatory sentence of at least one year behind bars and perhaps as many as 25 years. Read More. |
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