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Anthony Marshall, convicted of looting mother Brooke Astor's fortune, dead at 90: lawyer
The only child of the legendary philanthropist was convicted of changing her will to steal $185 million. His wife, Charlene, published a farewell for the former U.S. Marine and diplomat — but made no mention of his mother or his two children, who heard about his death through media reports.
NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
Published: Monday, December 1, 2014, 4:04 PM
Updated: Tuesday, December 2, 2014, 12:15 AM
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Marshall, who suffered from Parkinson’s and congestive heart failure, died early Sunday at New York-Presbyterian Hospital, his defense attorney Ken Warner said Monday.
In a paid obituary for the former Marine and diplomat, Marshall’s wife, Charlene, called him “a very great man.”
It ended with the widow declaring, “Semper Fi my Tonyness, Your beloved Charlene.”
Nowhere in the obituary, which appeared in The New York Times, was there any mention of Astor; Marshall’s twin sons, Alexander and Philip, or the scandal that ruined her husband’s reputation.
Instead, Charlene Marshall listed the stepchildren and step-grandchildren “who showered him with love,” mentioned that Marshall fought at Iwo Jima in World War II and was awarded a Purple Heart, and traced his diplomatic career.
ERIC THAYER/REUTERSMarshall was convicted of swindling millions of dollars from his philanthropist mother Brooke Astor, who died after suffering from Alzheimer's disease. Enlarge
ERIC THAYER/REUTERSAnthony Marshall is helped into court by his wife Charlene Marshall into New York Criminal Court in 2013, after he was convicted of swindling millions of dollars from his philanthropist mother Brooke Astor. EnlargePhilip Marshall, whose elder abuse accusations against his father led to the investigation that resulted in Marshall’s conviction last year for defrauding Astor’s $185 million estate, said Charlene made no attempt to contact him.
“The fact I first heard the sad news of my father’s death from the press speaks volumes about the devastating effect elder abuse can have on families,” Philip Marshall said in a statement to the Daily News.
Brooke Astor died in 2007 at 105.
And the six-month trial of Marshall and his lawyer pal Francis Morrissey stripped the veneer off one of New York’s most famous blue blood families.
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The allegations were astonishing. Astor was considered the first lady of New York philanthropy, and was known for always being proper, and looking and dressing her best.
She was awarded the nation’s highest civilian honor, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, by President Bill Clinton in 1998.
But in the years that followed, her son cut back on her care, convincing her she was going broke, prosecutors said.
While Astor lived in a filthy Park Ave. duplex and slept in a dirty nightgown, Marshall blew his mother’s dough on his third wife, Charlene.
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He denied any wrongdoing and was eventually sentenced to one to three years in prison. He was sprung for medical reasons after serving just three months.
He spent his final months with Charlene in their Upper East Side townhouse.
In a statement, Warner said Marshall died “knowing he was deeply loved by his wife, Charlene, who as always was at his side.”
“In the end I hope he is remembered for his integrity and decency, not for the injustices he suffered,” Warner said.
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