Astor sues Astor

The son of New York philanthropist Brooke Astor and his attorney are expected to be indicted due to their handling of her $198 million estate.
NOV 27, 2007
By  Bloomberg
The son of New York philanthropist Brooke Astor and his attorney are expected to be indicted on charges dealing with their handling of her $198 million estate, according to news reports. The indictments of Astor's son, Broadway producer Anthony D. Marshall, and his attorney Francis X. Morrissey Jr. were expected to be announced today. The men had been accused in a civil suit by Marshall's son, Philip Marshall, of misappropriating cash, real estate, securities and other property belonging to the socialite, who died in August at age 105. Ms. Astor lived her life traveling the international philanthropy circuit and giving away nearly $200 million, but the last months of her life were filled with controversy. In the civil suit, Philip Marshall sued Anthony D. Marshall, his father, for allegedly neglecting the family's matriarch. Philip Marshall alleged that under his father's care, the New York socialite stopped receiving physical therapy and was forced to sleep on a cold couch that reeked of urine.

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