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Posted: 10/8/09 at 3:57pm
Such greed!
The son of Brooke Astor, the legendary New York society matriarch, was convicted on Thursday of stealing from her as she suffered from Alzheimer's disease in the twilight of her life.
Barring an appeal, the jury's verdict means that Mrs. Astor's son, Anthony D. Marshall, an 85-year-old war veteran who fought at Iwo Jima, can be sentenced to anywhere from 1 to 25 years behind bars.
Mr. Marshall was found guilty of 14 of the 16 counts against him, including one of two first-degree grand larceny charges, the most serious he faced. Jurors convicted him of giving himself an unauthorized raise of about $1 million for managing his mother's finances. Prosecutors contended that Mrs. Astor's Alzheimer's had advanced so far that there was no way she could have consented to this raise and other financial decisions that benefited Mr. Marshall.
NY Times link
The son of Brooke Astor, the legendary New York society matriarch, was convicted on Thursday of stealing from her as she suffered from Alzheimer's disease in the twilight of her life.
Barring an appeal, the jury's verdict means that Mrs. Astor's son, Anthony D. Marshall, an 85-year-old war veteran who fought at Iwo Jima, can be sentenced to anywhere from 1 to 25 years behind bars.
Mr. Marshall was found guilty of 14 of the 16 counts against him, including one of two first-degree grand larceny charges, the most serious he faced. Jurors convicted him of giving himself an unauthorized raise of about $1 million for managing his mother's finances. Prosecutors contended that Mrs. Astor's Alzheimer's had advanced so far that there was no way she could have consented to this raise and other financial decisions that benefited Mr. Marshall.
NY Times link
"Two drifters off to see the world. There's such a lot of world to see. . ."
Updated On: 10/8/09 at 03:57 PM
