Daughter-in-Law Scolded Astor for Breaking Hip
Brooke Astor’s daughter-in-law berated the 101-year-old socialite for breaking her hip in 2003, the New York Post reports. “We had to cancel our trip to London all because of you!” Charlene Marshall...
View ArticleThe Astor Trial So Far: High Society, Low Class
Meryl Gordon has a plum seat at the so-called Brooke Astor trial, in which her son, Anthony Marshall, stands accused of thievery. Complete with the crème de la crème of New York society recounting...
View ArticleMistrial Looms in Astor Trial After 19 Weeks
After a 5-month trial, the jury deciding the fate of Brooke Astor’s son may be at the breaking point. One juror wants out because she fears for her personal safety, the judge revealed today, a day...
View ArticleBrooke Astor's Son Guilty on 16 Counts, Faces 25 Years
After a sensational 19-week trial, Brooke Astor's son was found guilty today on 16 of the 18 counts against him, including grand larceny and conspiracy. The 85-year-old will be sentenced on Dec. 8 and...
View ArticleAstor's Son Falls Behind Paying $5M Legal Bills
Brooke Astor's son owes his lawyers nearly $5 million in legal fees, and he's apparently having trouble paying up. Attorneys for Anthony Marshall—convicted this week of fleecing his philanthropist...
View ArticleBrooke Astor's Son Sentenced to 1-3 Years
The 85-year-old son of philanthropist Brooke Astor was sentenced today to one to three years in prison for exploiting his mother's mental frailty to plunder her millions. Anthony Marshall received the...
View ArticleOn His Way Out, Manhattan DA Zings Bloomberg
In 35 years as Manhattan DA, Robert Morgenthau has gotten along with every mayor of New York—except the current one. Mike Bloomberg, says Morgenthau, "doesn't want anybody around who doesn't kiss his...
View ArticleAstor Juror Says She Voted to Convict Out of Fear
Anthony Marshall was innocent, a juror in the trial of Brooke Astor's son says now, but she voted to convict him because she felt threatened by another juror. Her statements, along with some 60 emails...
View ArticleBrooke Astor's 88-Year-Old Son May Be Going to Jail
New York philanthropist Brooke Astor's 88-year-old son has lost an appeal that kept him out of prison after he was convicted of plundering her fortune. The state Supreme Court's Appellate Division...
View ArticleBrooke Astor’s Son, 89, Paroled After 8 Weeks
Brooke Astor's 89-year-old son went to prison two months ago following a conviction for stealing from his mother's fortune. Anthony Marshall was supposed to serve a one- to three-year sentence, but...
View ArticleSon Who Looted Brooke Astor Fortune Dies
Anthony Marshall served with distinction in World War II, was a CIA operative and a US ambassador to several countries, produced a Tony Award-winning Broadway play, and wrote seven books—but he's going...
View ArticleMistrial Looms in Astor Trial After 19 Weeks
After a 5-month trial, the jury deciding the fate of Brooke Astor’s son may be at the breaking point. One juror wants out because she fears for her personal safety, the judge revealed today, a day...
View ArticleBrooke Astor's Son Guilty on 16 Counts, Faces 25 Years
After a sensational 19-week trial, Brooke Astor's son was found guilty today on 16 of the 18 counts against him, including grand larceny and conspiracy. The 85-year-old will be sentenced on Dec. 8 and...
View ArticleAstor's Son Falls Behind Paying $5M Legal Bills
Brooke Astor's son owes his lawyers nearly $5 million in legal fees, and he's apparently having trouble paying up. Attorneys for Anthony Marshall—convicted this week of fleecing his philanthropist...
View ArticleBrooke Astor's Son Sentenced to 1-3 Years
The 85-year-old son of philanthropist Brooke Astor was sentenced today to one to three years in prison for exploiting his mother's mental frailty to plunder her millions. Anthony Marshall received the...
View ArticleOn His Way Out, Manhattan DA Zings Bloomberg
In 35 years as Manhattan DA, Robert Morgenthau has gotten along with every mayor of New York—except the current one. Mike Bloomberg, says Morgenthau, "doesn't want anybody around who doesn't kiss his...
View ArticleAstor Juror Says She Voted to Convict Out of Fear
Anthony Marshall was innocent, a juror in the trial of Brooke Astor's son says now, but she voted to convict him because she felt threatened by another juror. Her statements, along with some 60 emails...
View ArticleBrooke Astor's 88-Year-Old Son May Be Going to Jail
New York philanthropist Brooke Astor's 88-year-old son has lost an appeal that kept him out of prison after he was convicted of plundering her fortune. The state Supreme Court's Appellate Division...
View ArticleBrooke Astor’s Son, 89, Paroled After 8 Weeks
Brooke Astor's 89-year-old son went to prison two months ago following a conviction for stealing from his mother's fortune. Anthony Marshall was supposed to serve a one- to three-year sentence, but...
View ArticleSon Who Looted Brooke Astor Fortune Dies
Anthony Marshall served with distinction in World War II, was a CIA operative and a US ambassador to several countries, produced a Tony Award-winning Broadway play, and wrote seven books—but he's going...
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