Brooke Astor

Anthony Marshall, son of late philanthropist Brooke Astor, is seen in Manhattan Supreme Court today where opening arguments were delivered in his trial on April 27, 2009 in New York City. (Getty Images) more pics » 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. Brooke Astor (Time Magazine) Not only did Marshall receive prison time, he was also admonished by Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Kirke Bartley ... Read Full Story

Anthony Marshall and the attorney he conspired with, Francis Morrissey, each received jail sentences earlier this week for 1 to 3 years. They had been convicted of looting Brooke Astor, Marshall's mother, out of $60 million by convincing her to change her will when she was mentally unable to comprehend it due to Alzheimer's disease, along with related crimes. Marshall's attorneys had pled for leniency, citing his advanced age, poor health and doctors' reports saying any jail time would equate to a death sentence for him. The Probate Lawyer Blog covered the defense lawyer's efforts in this recent article . The judge wouldn't hear ... Read Full Story

The Brooke Astor trial was a fascinating portrayal of greed and exploitation involving New York's upper, upper crust society. You can read The Probate Lawyer Blog's coverage of the Brooke Astor case here . Brooke Astor's son, Anthony Marshall, and one of her attorneys, Francis X. Morrissey, Jr., were convicted of fraud, larceny, conspiracy and a host of related charges related to management of her financial affairs and changes to her will that occurred after she was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease. Because of this, Anthony Marshall, who is 85 years old, faces up to 25 years in jail. But whether he actually sees any ... Read Full Story

As the case against Anthony Marshall , the son of the late socialite Brooke Astor, comes to a close, prosectuors have pulled out the big rhetorical guns. Assistant DA Joel Seidemann called Marshall and his wife "two morally depraved individuals," saying that wanted to steal the money Astor intended to help "ordinary New Yorkers." Socialite Brook Astor. (wikipedia.org) The closing arguments appeared to work, as a jury found Marshall and his wife Charlene guilty of defrauding his mother as she suffered with Alzheimer's during the final years of her life. Prosecutors said the theft occured when Marshall approved pay raises for himself in his ... Read Full Story

The jury verdict is in for one of the most intriguing will contest cases ever. The son of the late New York philanthropist and millionaire, Brooke Astor, had been charged with 16 counts related to fraud, larceny, forgery, and more, stemming from changes to her will and related (alleged) wrongdoing. Here are my prior blog articles on the case . Well maybe you can remove the word "alleged". The jury convicted Anthony Marshall and his co-defendant, lawyer Francis X. Morrissey, Jr. Marshall, age 85, faces up to 25 years in jail based on the guilty verdict for 14 of the 16 counts, including fraud ... Read Full Story