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Brooke Astor's Son Convicted of Larceny and Fraud

By Jeralyn, Section Crime in the News
Posted on Thu Oct 08, 2009 at 06:51:09 PM EST
Tags: Brooke Astor, Anthony Marshall (all tags)
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Anthony Marshall, the 85 year old son of philanthropist Brooke Astor, was convicted today of 16 crimes related to his handling of his mother's $200 million estate. The trial lasted 5 months. Astor, who died at age 105, had Alzheimer's.

What do you do with an 85 year old man who's convicted of a non-violent offense? Marshall can be sentenced to anywhere between 1 year and 25 years in prison.

What's next? The charities fight over which of Astor's wills is valid to get the most money they can. [More...]

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