Brooke astor
NEW YORK - The 85-year-old son of philanthropist Brooke Astor was sentenced Monday to as many as three years in prison for exploiting her mental frailty to plunder her millions, but the legal saga surrounding the society doyenne's fortune will persist with planned appeals.
NEW YORK - A New York jury has begun deliberating the case against the son of socialite Brooke Astor.
NEW YORK - Brooke Astor may have suffered from dementia before her death at 105 years of age, but she was competent when she signed two amendments to her will that gave control of her estate to her son, defense lawyers in the trial over Astor's will suggested Monday.
NEW YORK - Brooke Astor may have suffered from dementia before her death at 105 years of age, but she was competent when she signed two amendments to her will that gave control of her estate to her son, a lawyer in the trial over Astor's will suggested Monday.
NEW YORK - A tortuous trial that revealed the elegant philanthropist Brooke Astor as a deluded invalid struggling with Alzheimer's disease is nearing an end after more than four months of testimony.
