A couple of important things posted today. Anthony Marshall and Francis Morrissey continue to avoid the jail sentences associated with their felony convictions in the Brooke Astor estate looting case. While this week’s get-out-of-jail cards were not free, the posting of $5,000 cash on a $500,000 bond seems cheap for a mechanism to avoid time Keep Reading…
Astor’s son staying free Laura Italiano January 12, 2010 New York Post http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/astor_son_staying_free_Jk19PXtyhnNDlkcJJLt5nI Brooke Astor’s swindling son and his co-defendant/estate lawyer can stay out of prison for the duration of their appeals — which could take years, a judge ruled yesterday. Manhattan Appellate Division Judge Helen Freedman’s bail decision was great news for Anthony Marshall, Keep Reading…
Redlands Conservator’s Actions Raise Questions Janet Phelan January 4, 2010 Scamraiders.com http://www.scamraiders.com/profiles/blogs/redlands-conservators-actions A prominent and well-connected Redlands conservator has been under investigation by the San Bernardino County grand jury and has had her fiduciary license denied by the California State Professional Fiduciary Bureau. Melodie Z. Scott, President of Conservatorship and Resources for the Elderly, also Keep Reading…
A grateful farewell to Ruth Lilly Organizations that she helped pay tribute to Ruth Lilly’s legacy Robert Annis January 11, 2010 IndyStar.com http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=20101110354 From today’s Star: Hundreds turn out for visitation Hundreds gathered Sunday to pay tribute to a quiet, unassuming woman who became one of the city’s most generous benefactors. Ruth Lilly, the last Keep Reading…
Estate of Denial® provides news, analysis and commentary on abusive practices occurring in probate courts and via probate instruments (wills, trusts, guardianships, powers of attorney). We provide original perspective to educate the public regarding this growing threat to both individual freedoms and property rights.Celebrity gossip websites ran a story last week claiming that Whitney Houston is “broke as a joke.” They even quoted an unnamed (of course) source claiming that Whitney would be homeless if not for the generosity of friends. She called someone to ask for $100, the story goes. If true, that would be quite a fall Keep Reading…
Sam Manzo, the Southington caretaker on the old Smoron farm, is still without his inheritance and still living in probate hell. I stopped by to talk with Manzo on Tuesday because it’s been two years since I first heard about the elaborate scheme that sought to disinherit Manzo and take the broken down old Smoron farm Keep Reading…
PALM BEACH COUNTY, Fla. – Heir to a Texas air conditioning fortune and founder of his Wellington polo club, John Goodman is now fighting on multiple legal fronts. Investigators say Goodman drove drunk at twice the legal limit, sped through a stop sign and killed 24-year-old Scott Wilson. The lawsuit filed by the victim’s parents reveals Keep Reading…
Over the past months we’ve posted several stories about a dispute between heirs of Elizabeth Beall Banks, the former Belward Farm property owner known also for her anti-development activism, and Johns Hopkins University. A condition of the 1989 property sale requires “the property would be used only for academic purposes, research or medical care with Keep Reading…
As problems with the Tennessee judiciary are a regular topic here at Estate of Denial®, this post from Memphis’ The Daily News was noted with interest: GOP Proposals Take Aim at Tennessee Courts Republicans in the Tennessee Legislature are taking a close look at the judiciary branch this year, with several proposals expected to be Keep Reading…
Anthony Marshall avoids prison for now
Prison indefinitely avoided by Astor estate looting son, attorney accomplice Lou Ann Anderson January 12, 2010 www.EstateofDenial.com Anthony Marshall’s efforts to avoid jail are working. Though Marshall and estate attorney Francis Morrissey were each sentenced to prison for having looted the estate of Brooke Astor, Marshall’s mother, neither man appears destined to see the inside Keep Reading…