Explore Boardroom, where Yahoo and Boardroom Sports cover the business and culture behind the biggest sports stories. NYC auction of the contents of philanthropist Brooke Astor's homes fetches $18.8M ...

The museum says it had no idea at the time, but the heirs say the Met curator who bought and sold the work, a former U.S. Army specialist on looting, should have known better. By Graham Bowley Her ...

Originally expected to last no more than 10 weeks, the trial of Anthony Marshall, the son of the late New York philanthropist Brooke Astor, has exceeded 17 weeks, with no clear end in sight, reports ...

Anthony D. Marshall, the only child of the late philanthropist Brooke Astor, and one of Mrs. Astor’s former lawyers have been indicted on charges of stealing from her $198-million estate, reports the ...

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. (AP) -- The long dispute over the estate of socialite philanthropist Brooke Astor ended Wednesday with a settlement that frees $100 million for charities and cuts by more than half ...

Brooke Astor's opulent duplex at 778 Park Avenue has been sold to Swiss investment manager, Daniel Forcart for $19 million, reports the Post. The elegant home is where the late socialite and ...

The ugly case of Anthony Marshall, convicted of "siphoning millions from his mother" Brooke Astor--heiress and legendary New York socialite--is drawing to a close. Mr. Marshall was sentenced Monday to ...

An 89-year-old heir to a famous fortune was headed for a prison Friday after years of fighting his conviction on charges of plundering millions of dollars from his philanthropist mother, Brooke Astor.

Anthony Marshall was convicted in 2009 of defrauding his mother, socialite Brooke Astor. Astor, who was suffering from Alzheimer's disease, was 105 when she died in 2007. During his trial, prosecutors ...

"Mrs. Astor Regrets" (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 400 pages, $28), by Meryl Gordon: The life and times of Brooke Astor have long been a source of fascination and intrigue, especially her final years ...

Anthony Marshall, the son of legendary New York City philanthropist Brooke Astor, died on Sunday at the age of 90, his attorney, Kenneth Warner, said. Mr. Marshall, whose final years were plagued by a ...