Inside the Astor Verdict

Brooke Astor’s son and his lawyer have been handed a guilty verdict, but Ralph Gardner Jr. still can’t crack the trial’s central mystery: What made them think they’d get away with defrauding a New York social icon?

Ralph Gardner, Jr.

Published Oct. 8 2009 7:10PM EDT 

Ralph Gardner, Jr.

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