Leona Helmsley to be sentenced for tax evasion

Title

Leona Helmsley to be sentenced for tax evasion

Genre

News report; Interview; Vox pop

TX Date

12 Dec 1989

Year of production

1989

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Duration

00:02:59

Description

Billionairess Leona Helmsley is one of the richest women in America, but cheated the US Government out of millions of dollars in taxes. Found guilty on 33 counts, she will be sentenced later today. Paul Woodley reports.

Contributors

Paul Woodley; Leona Helmsley; Ransdell Pierson; James Larossa

Keywords

USA; Crime; Taxation; Trials; Sentencing; Leona Helmsley

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