Bulk of Leona Helmsley's Fortune May Go to Dogs

Courtesy PND - Philanthropy News Digest  Wed, 07/02/2008 - 23:10

A document signed by Helmsley, who died last August, specifies that the entirety of her charitable trust, valued at between $5 billion and $8 billion, be used for the care and welfare of dogs....

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