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A holdout juror says she feared for her safety when she "folded" under pressure and voted to convict Anthony Marshall of charges that he stole from his mother, wealthy philanthropist Brooke Astor.

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People.com: Brooke Astor's Son Gets 1-3 Years in Prisonupdated: Tue Dec 22 2009 09:49:00

Anthony Marshall, 85, is to begin his sentence on Jan. 19 for looting his mom's estate

Brooke Astor's son sentenced to prisonupdated: Mon Dec 21 2009 17:57:00

Brooke Astor's son got one to three years in prison Monday for scheming to bilk millions of dollars from the late philanthropist's estate.

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Celebrities plead for Brooke Astor's son to be spared prison termupdated: Mon Dec 21 2009 14:36:00

He was a cold, calculating, "morally depraved" man who spent the last years of his socialite and megaphilanthropist mother's life bilking her fortune to line his pockets.

Astor's son found guiltyupdated: Fri Oct 09 2009 09:37:00

Brooke Astor's 85-year-old son was convicted of exploiting his philanthropist mother. WABC's Kemberley Richardson reports.

Brooke Astor's son, his lawyer guilty of bilking estateupdated: Fri Oct 09 2009 09:37:00

A jury in Manhattan found the son of Brooke Astor and one of his lawyers guilty Thursday of scheming to bilk millions of dollars from the late philanthropist's estate.

People.com: INSIDE STORY: The Sensational Trial over Brooke Astor's Fortuneupdated: Wed May 06 2009 06:47:00

Did the son of Manhattan's last great socialite swindle his mother out of millions?

Brooke Astor would have been 'mortified' by son's trialupdated: Fri Feb 20 2009 17:30:00

New Yorkers feasted on the stories when the news broke in 2006: Brooke Astor, a socialite and megaphilanthropist with Alzheimer's, had allegedly been swindled of millions and mistreated by her own son.

Brooke Astor's son on trialupdated: Fri Feb 20 2009 17:30:00

CNN.com's Naamua Delaney talks with author Meryl Gordon about the trial of a high-society heir accused of swindling his mother.

Time.com: Heiress' Son Charged With Plunderingupdated: Tue Nov 27 2007 12:00:00

Broadway producer Anthony D. Marshall, the son of philanthropist Brooke Astor, has been indicted on charges of plundering her $198 million estate

Time.com: Remembering the First Lady of New Yorkupdated: Wed Aug 15 2007 11:00:00

Brooke Astor, who died Monday at age 105, was a combination of wit and elegance, compassion and generosity

Time.com: Battle Brews Over Socialite's Willupdated: Wed Aug 15 2007 10:00:00

In life, Brooke Astor was a picture of poise and largesse. With her death, the brewing battle over her estate could be much less dignified

Money Magazine: Just when you thought it was safe to retire...updated: Thu Sep 21 2006 10:22:00

You know you're officially part of a trend when someone gives you a catchy label, and there's a new one out there: the 60-year-old kid.

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