Elderly son of heiress Brooke Astor to plea for parole

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Anthony Marshall is seen in New York Criminal CourtBy Francesca Trianni NEW YORK (Reuters) – Brooke Astor's 89-year-old son, in prison for swindling his late philanthropist mother, is slated to appear before the New York State Parole Board this week to seek an early medical release, a Department of Corrections spokeswoman said on Monday. Anthony Marshall, convicted in 2009 of grand larceny and other charges for taking advantage of his aging mother, suffers from Parkinson's disease and is unable to walk or feed himself, according to his lawyers. He began serving his sentence on June 21. …

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