Anthony Marshall

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Brooke Astor's Son Gets 1-3 Years in Prison

Originally posted 12/21/2009 02:20PM

The sensational trial that opened the door on how the rich live – and die – has finally reached its fateful conclusion, with Monday's sentencing of Anthony Marshall, the 85-year-old son convicted of looting the $185-milion fortune of his philanthropist mother, Brooke Astor, who died at 103 in 2007.

The frail, white-haired Marshall was sentenced by Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Kirke Bartley to 1-to-3 years in state prison, reports New York's Daily News. Prosecutors had asked that Marshall be given up to 4½ years.

Marshall is to turn himself over on Jan. 19, which allows him to spend his holidays with his family, as his attorneys had requested.

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