Philanthropist Brooke Astor's 85-year-old son can stay out of prison while he appeals his conviction for looting his mother's fortune, an appeals judge ruled Monday. The judge approved Anthony Marshall's request to stay free on bail during an appeal that could take years. The ailing Marshall was sentenced last month to one to three years in prison ...

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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. Anthony Marshall showed little emotion as state Supreme Court Justice A. Kirke Bartley sentenced him to one to ...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The 85-year-old son of the late New York socialite Brooke Astor was sentenced to at least one year in prison on Monday for looting his mother's estate of money that had been set aside for charity. Anthony Marshall, Astor's only child, was sentenced to a minimum of one year and a maximum of three years ...