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Brooke Astor's son convicted of looting her estate

Oct. 8, 2009
Anthony Marshall, 85, coerced the New York philanthropist and socialite to alter her will to give him full control of her nearly $200-million estate, a jury finds. After nearly two weeks of deliberations, a jury today convicted Brooke Astor's son on charges of grand larceny and conspiracy in a...
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