When Helmsley's tax fraud trial began, Trump again piled on, saying, "I can feel sorry for my worst enemy, but I cannot feel sorry for Leona Helmsley. morning and a round-up in Monday's print edition. And Leona was prominently featured in an ad campaign as the demanding Queen of the Palace who wouldnt tolerate the slightest mistake. ", "Over the last number of years," Trump wrote, "I have watched as you have virtually destroyed my friend and a once-great and respected man, Harry Helmsley. 90-30 and Section 664(d)(2) of the Code. A collection of hotelier Leona Helmsley's couture wardrobe, including her signature Ferragamo flats, nearly a dozen fur coats and the suit she wore to prison, will . B. The governors, members and staff of the Real Estate Board of New York mourn the passing of Leona Helmsley, one of our industry's most significant players and wife of former REBNY gove (2) If my grandson DAVID PANZIRER survives me, I leave the sum of Five Million Dollars ($5,000,000) to him. Helmsley was buried next to her husband, Harry, in a $1.4 million mausoleum in Sleepy Hollow Cemetery in Westchester County. C. No power or discretion granted to my Executors and Trustees by this Will or by law, including, without limitation any investment power, shall apply to any disposition of property hereunder to any charitable organization (including THE LEONA M. AND HARRY B. HELMSLEY CHARITABLE TRUST) if the authority to exercise such power or discretion would affect the availability to my estate of a Federal estate tax charitable deduction for such dispositions. [41], Helmsley left the bulk of her estateestimated at more than $4billionto the Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust. To divide any trust estate held hereunder (or any bequest directed to be held in trust hereunder) into separate identical trusts, and to allocate to each such separate trust such assets from the original trust (or bequest) as they shall deem advisable, and to combine or [*11] merge any two or more separate trusts held hereunder for the benefit of the same individual, and having identical or substantially identical provisions, into one trust, all as they shall determine in their discretion and without application to any court; 5. In 1997, she settled that suit, as well as another one filed by an investor, Peter L. Malkin. Mrs. Helmsleys lawyers said she had believed that the price she was paying included the sales tax, but in 1990, a judge revealed that she had admitted before grand juries in 1985 that she had actively The billionaire hotelier, who was famously quoted as saying only little people pay taxes and who later went to prison for tax evasion, died on Monday at age 87. D. As to each and any corporation, partnership or other business entity, public or private, in which my Executors in that capacity hold any equity interest exceeding one percent (1%) of the net value of such corporation, partnership or other business entity (each such corporation, partnership or other business entity being hereafter referred to as the Entity). Mrs. Helmsley, who was portrayed by former employees and other witnesses during the trial as greedy, pompous and abrasive, was acquitted of the most serious charge against her, scheming to extort kickbacks (4) If my chauffeur NICHOLAS CELEA survives me and at the time of my death is employed by me or any Helmsley entity, I leave the sum of One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000) to him. Thankfully she was given the opportunity to pass on her good fortune before her demise. "Dear Harry. New York Today is still going strong! That marriage lasted seven years. a senior executive in 1970. ''Harry was a giant. D. Each successor Executor and successor Trustee shall have all rights and discretions which are granted to the Executor and Trustee who preceded that successor, except those which may be specifically denied in this Will. In furtherance of my intent as expressed above, I authorize and empower my Executors, to the extent permitted by law, to exercise their rights and powers as holders of such shares or interests, to sell or otherwise dispose of the assets or business or, in their sole discretion, to sell, exchange, offer for redemption or otherwise dispose of the shares of or interests in the Entity owned by my estate, or to effect the liquidation or dissolution of the Entity, at such time or times and upon such terms and conditions as shall, in the opinion of my Executors, be in the best interests of my estate. This restriction shall not affect the power of my fiduciaries to retain and deal with any assets which I may own at my death or which my fiduciaries may receive by reason of my death. If DAVID or WALTER fails to visit the grave during any calendar year, her or his interest in the separate trust established for her or his benefit shall be terminated at the end of such calendar year and the principal of such trust, together with all accrued and undistributed net income, shall be disposed of as if such beneficiary had then died. If THE LEONA M. AND HARRY B. HELMSLEY CHARITABLE TRUST is not an organization described in Sections 170(c) and 2055(a) of the Code at the time when any principal or income of the trust is to be distributed to it, then such principal or income shall be distributed to such one or more organizations, having purposes similar to those described in that Trust Agreement, and which are described in Section 170(c) and 2055(a), as my Trustees shall select in their sole discretion. A procession of cars then slowly followed the body through the twisting turns of Woodlawn's green and ordered fields, dotted with columns and arches and the tombs of some of the country's most eclectic talent: Herman Melville and Bat Masterson, F. W. Woolworth and John ''Bet a Million'' Gates, Fiorello La Guardia and Irving Berlin. She often said that she could trust nobody but Trouble, Frankel writes. I, LEONA M. HELMSLEY, a resident of the State, City and County of New York, declare this to be my Last Will and Testament. In general, to exercise all powers in the management of my estate and any trust hereunder which any individual could exercise in the management of similar property owned in his own right, upon such terms and conditions as to them may seem best, and to execute and deliver all instruments and to do all acts which they deem necessary or advisable to carry out the purposes of my Will, and my fiduciaries shall have no liability by reason of any action, inaction, determination or exercise of discretion taken or made in good faith nor by reason of any loss sustained as a result of the purchase, retention, sale, exchange or other disposition of any property made in good faith. In1989, Trump and Helmsley were locked in a disputeover an Atlantic City property that Trump had purchased and planned to turn into a non-casino hotel. Jealous men who hate smart women did her in and saw to it that she served time. The Testatrix, in the respective opinions of the undersigned, could read, write and converse in the English language and was suffering from no defect of sight, hearing or speech, or from any other physical or mental impairment which would affect her capacity to make a valid Will. Leona was a great businesswoman in her own right who created a tremendous Except to the extent prohibited by law, to delegate in whole or in part, to any agent or agent (who may be one or more of my fiduciaries), any of the powers granted to my fiduciaries, including but not limited to the authority and power to (a) sign checks, drafts or orders for the payment or withdrawal of funds from any bank account in which funds of my estate or any trust shall be deposited, (b) endorse for sale, transfer or delivery, or sell transfer or deliver, or purchase or otherwise acquire, any and all stocks, bonds or other securities whatsoever, and (c) gain access to any safe deposit box or boxes in which assets of my estate or any trust may be located or which may be in the names of my fiduciaries and remove part or all of the contents of any such safe deposit box or boxes and release and surrender the same; 6. After the 9/11 attacks, Helmsley donated $5million to help the families of New York City firefighters and police. Leona was convicted of evading $1.7 million in taxes in 1989 and served 18 months in federal prison. [8] Cardiovascular disease ran in her family, claiming the lives of her father, son and a sister. The mausoleum, built more than 20 years ago, contains three vaults. Upon the death of the Recipient, all of the then principal and income of the trust (other than any amount due the Recipient or his or her estate under the provisions above) shall be distributed to THE LEONA M. AND HARRY B. HELMSLEY CHARITABLE TRUST and disposed of for charitable purposes in accordance with the provisions of that Trust Agreement. To divide any trust estate held hereunder (or any bequest directed to be held in trust hereunder) into separate identical trusts, and to allocate to each such separate trust such assets from the original trust (or bequest) as they shall deem advisable, and to combine or, C. No power or discretion granted to my Executors and Trustees by this Will or by law, including, without limitation any investment power, shall apply to any disposition of property hereunder to any charitable organization (including THE LEONA M. AND HARRY B. HELMSLEY CHARITABLE TRUST) if the authority to exercise such power or discretion would affect the availability to my estate of a Federal estate tax charitable deduction for such dispositions. Two of them each received $5million in trust and $5million in cash, under the condition that they visit their father's grave site once each calendar year. Archbishop McCarrick. Wolfing that down, she asked if her credit was good enough for a second bag. home confinement in 1994. The distribution amount shall be prorated on a daily basis for a short taxable year and for the taxable year ending with ALVIN'S death. The work included a $1million dance floor, a silver clock and a mahogany card table. Leona. No one dealing with any Executor or Trustee shall be required to investigate such fiduciary's authority for entering into any transaction or to see to the application of the proceeds of any transaction. It will be very interesting to read the article that the NYT will inevitably run comparing her and Brooke Astor. [34], Although Helmsley had a reputation as the "Queen of Mean", some considered her generous in her charitable contributions after her prison term. Two safe deposit boxes contained wads of cash and diamonds along with 299 gold coins in rolls of twenties. Site content may be used for any purpose without explicit permission unless otherwise specified. Leona Helmsley was convicted in 1989 of evading $1.2 million in taxes and . HELMSLEY CHARITABLE TRUST. In a 2008 judgment, Manhattan Surrogate Court Judge Renee Roth ruled that Helmsley was mentally unfit when she executed her will. (1) If my brother ALVIN ROSENTHAL survives me, I leave the sum of Five Million Dollars ($5,000,000) to him. See the article in its original context from. Im posting only to register my complete indifference. The estate overlooked Long Island Sound, and had German Shepherds tethered to the security fence. Our Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles. [61] In another account of Helmsley's behavior, she had a barbecue pit constructed for her home. Free but disgraced, she had few friends. The headings in this Will have been inserted solely for convenient reference, and shall be ignored in its construction. Leona Helmsley, who married hotel mogul Harry Helmsley in 1972, was the epitome of the greed is good 80s, living high while abusing the staff. According to Mr. Rubenstein, the Archbishop said of Mr. Helmsley, ''He had a big smile, a strong voice and courage, and that will be remembered.'' As a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give each month. If the remains of my husband HARRY B. HELMSLEY and my son JAY PANZIRER are relocated to another mausoleum in another cemetery, then I direct that my remains be interred next to them, in any such other mausoleum in such other cemetery. [26][27] She was, however, acquitted of extortiona charge that could have sent her to prison for the rest of her life. Weisselberg was accused of avoiding taxes on $1.7 million worth of indirect employee compensation from the Trump Organization that included rent for his apartment, private school payments for his family and luxury car leases. I am aware that conflicts of interest may arise by reason of service on the part of my Executor as such and as officer, partner, director, manager or employee of the Entity and by reason of my Executors owning an interest in the Entity in their own right. Re the comment about Helmsley selling Tudor City and the Parkchester complex. Douglas Campbell, 73, a retired partner at a real estate firm, said Helmsley, who served prison time on a tax evasion charge, was a quiet philanthropist. To employ such attorneys, accountants, custodians, investment advisors, real estate consultants and other persons (including any firm with which any of my fiduciaries may be affiliated) as they may deem advisable in the administration of my estate or any trust hereunder, and to pay them such compensation as they may deem proper; 8. Any undistributed net income shall be added to principal at intervals determined by my Trustees. [54] The ruling requires the Panzirers to keep silent about their dispute with their grandmother and deliver to the court any documents they have about her. He wrote: "Without the veil of Harry Helmsley, you would be a non-entity. For the purposes of this paragraph, a person shall be considered disabled if either (i) a committee, guardian, conservator or similar fiduciary shall have been appointed for such person or (ii) a court shall have determined, or two physicians shall have certified, that the person is incompetent or otherwise unable to act prudently and effectively in financial affairs. No one is perfect, not even you. Following the appeal, which resulted in a reduced sentence,[29] she was ordered to report to prison on tax day, April 15, 1992. Only the little people pay taxes.. Though no longer on City Room, New York Today continues to appear every weekday morning, offering a roundup of news and events for the city. 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The contractors sent a stack of the falsified invoices to the New York Post to prove that the Helmsleys were trying to avoid tax liabilities. [22] Most legal observers felt that Helmsley's hostile personality, arrogance, and "naked greed" alienated the jurors. In addition to all powers conferred upon them by law, I hereby give to my fiduciaries the following powers, authority and discretion, to be exercised by them without regard to present or future statutory limitations thereon and with respect to all property, real or personal, which I own or in which I have any interest or which may at any time under any of the provisions of this Will be subject to administration by my fiduciaries: 1. Charles Bell. They won, and she was forced not only to compensate the tenants but to give them three-year leases. In no event shall any fiduciary be liable on account of any default of any other fiduciary unless liability may be imposed upon such fiduciary for such fiduciary's own misconduct. Among the few distinctive features of the mausoleum are three wall-embedded stained-glass windows, in the style of Louis Tiffany, showing the skyline of Manhattan. You'll sign what I tell you to sign. She was very anxious to avoid any imprisonment. If THE LEONA M. AND HARRY B. HELMSLEY CHARITABLE TRUST is not an organization described in sections 170(c) and 2055(a) of the Code at the time when any principal or income of the trust is to be distributed to it, then such principal or income shall be distributed to such one or more organizations, having purposes similar to those described in that Trust Agreement, and which are described in Sections 170(c) and 2055(a), as my Trustees shall select in their sole discretion. Did Leona and Harry B. Helmsley FACTBOX: Five facts about hotelier Leona Helmsley. [62] The work was performed by Eugene Brennan, a personal friend of Jeremiah McCarthy, the chief engineer of Helmsley-Spear. C. I give the sum of Three Million Dollars ($3,000,000) to a separate trust to be known as THE HELMSLEY PERPETURAL CARE TRUST (referred to within this paragraph as the Trust), upon the terms set forth in this paragraph C. (1) The Trust shall provide for the perpetual care and maintenance of (i) the Helmsley Mausoleum at Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx, New York, containing the remains of my husband, Harry B. Helmsley and my son, Jay Panzirer, and my remains, or such other final resting place as may be designated as indicated above, (ii) the Brakmann Mausoleum at Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx, New York, and (iii) the Rosenthal/Roman burial plots located at the Mt. Very likely a major factor in the collapse of affordable housing and the explosion in condo conversions is the result of excessively When Harry died in 1997, he left his entire $5 billion estate to her. Kos Media, LLC. Just as they did to Martha Stewart. As Frankel writes in the last line of the book, All in all, in the good luck lottery that floats unpredictable in the cosmos, I hit the jackpot.. [39] [57][58][59], Helmsley was known for "tyrannizing her employees". Trump had been feuding with Leona Helmsley for years. With this thought in mind, I expressly exempt my Executors from the adverse operation of any rule of law which might otherwise apply to them in the performance of their fiduciary duties by reason of conflict of interest. At trial a former housekeeper recounted that Helmsley had once told her: We dont pay taxes. No fiduciary shall be liable or responsible in any way or manner for any action or inaction unless such fiduciary shall have acted in bad faith or shall have failed to exercise reasonable care, diligence and prudence. Douglas Campbell, 73, a retired partner at a real estate firm, said Helmsley, who served. E. Anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding, I direct that during any period of administration required before the disposition of such property as described above, the management of any property which at my death was owned or controlled (directly or indirectly) by me shall be performed by an entity which is also owned, operated or controlled (directly or indirectly) by my Executors or Trustees, as the case may be, except that this provision shall not preclude a corporate fiduciary from serving as an Executor or a Trustee. But it was not until she These two could NEVER be compared. I thought she was the cigarrete girl in one of the Hemsley hotels when they met and he fell for her. Hotel and the Helmsley Palace Hotel, and hotels in Florida and other states. Mr. Helmsley was found unfit to stand trial. Getty Images offers exclusive rights-ready and premium royalty-free analog, HD, and 4K video of the highest quality. Nothing was too small or personal to be billed to their businesses, from Mrs. Helmsleys bras to a white lace and pink satin dress and jacket and a white chiffon skirt the dress and skirt were entered This paragraph C shall be construed as a precedent (and not as a subsequent) limitation or condition. 90-30 and Section 664(d)(2) of the Code. Severally sworn to before me this 15th day of July 2005, /s/ Sandor Frankel Notary Public State of New York No. After graduating from Abraham Lincoln High School, she began calling herself. Leona Helmsley died of congestive heart failure at the age of 87, on August 20, 2007, at Dunnellen Hall, her summer home in Greenwich, Connecticut. Her unsuccessful appeal was handled by AlanDershowitz.

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