Anthony Marshall

Anthony Marshall was sentenced to 1-to-3 years in prison Monday morning for looting his mother, Brooke Astor's $185 million fortune after she died 2 years ago. Marshall will begin his sentence January 19, allowing him to spend the holidays with family before going to jail. Not only did Marshall receive prison time, he was also admonished by Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Kirke Bartley who actually said, "What would your mother say if she were here?" Brooke Astor, who lived to be 105, is...Read Full Story

In 2007 Brooke Astor passed away at the age of 105 after suffering for several years with Alzheimer's disease. She died with an estate worth multiple millions. She was known for her philanthropy during her life and had intended to remain that way after death. According to her grandson and a criminal court, the woman's 87-year-old son had different plans. After her death, a claim was levied against the son alleging that he took advantage of his mother's feeble nature prior to her death and...Read Full Story

NEW YORK — Brooke Astor’s 85-year-old son said in court papers filed Friday that he’s too sick and doesn’t deserve to go to prison for plundering his philanthropist mother’s fortune, enlisting such famous friends as Whoopi Goldberg and Al Roker in a bid to stay free. “I am asking you respectfully to not put this 85 year old gentleman in jail. I cannot believe he will even be able to survive there,” Goldberg wrote in one of about 70 letters intended to help persuade a judge to dismiss the part...Read Full Story

The 85 year old son of wealthy philanthropist, Brooke Astor was sentenced to serve one to three years in jail today. This is one of the biggest society trials that New York has ever witnessed. Brooke Astor Pic Anthony Marshall was found guilty of seizing control of his mother's 200 million dollar estate as she descended into Alzheimer's disease. Attorney, Francis Morrissey was also found guilty of forging demented Astor's signature after changing the will so that Marshall could get...Read Full Story

At first glance it may be hard to imagine what lessons the case of late philanthropist Brooke Astor holds for everyday Americans. It’s not as if many of us have a $200 million fortune stashed under our mattresses, at risk of being stolen. Equally improbable is the other person at the center of the case: Brooke Astor’s son, Anthony Marshall (left), a former U.S. ambassador and Broadway producer, who was accused — and just days ago, convicted — of looting his late mother’s fortune. But if there...Read Full Story