Fall-out and coverage of Anthony Marshall’s sentencing in the Astor estate looting trial continues.  Many media outlets though are running abbreviated versions of the story which fail to explain how this case is far from over.  The one-to-three year sentence is usually the headline, but rarely mentioned is how the jail sentence represents potential time for a total of 14 felony convictions, that significant jail avoidance tactics exist and are being worked and a renewed effort to dishonor Brooke Astor’s final wishes is underway via a civil case in which Marshall continues battling charitable organizations once designated to receive Astor assets.

Coverage also does little to address that Marshall’s acts could not have been perpetrated without the help of unethical estate attorneys.  In having heard from EoD readers across the country, we would also add that one need not have a multi-million dollar estate in order to attract the attention of dishonest attorneys willing to alter estate plans so as to divert assets from designated heirs or beneficiaries.  This type Involuntary Redistribution of Assets also happens regularly with estates of modest means.

Here’s what a couple of blogs are saying.  We couldn’t quite decide on what side of the case this post was coming down. Another offers readers the opportunity to weigh in on the question of Was justice done in the New York state sentencing of Astor’s heir? Of course, EoD had to offer our opinion.