De Niro in court to testify against art thief

De Niro in court to testify against art thief #597871 03/18/11 09:23 PM 03/18/11 09:23 PM
Joined: Nov 2002 Posts: 12,543 Gateshead, UK Capo de La Cosa Nostra OP
Capo de La Cosa Nostra OP Joined: Nov 2002 Posts: 12,543 Gateshead, UK	http://tinyurl.com/6j2ocxd "Robert De Niro appears in court to testify in father's art theft case" The legendary film actor testifed against a woman charged with stealing £48,000 from the sale of two paintings by his late father. Leigh Morse is alleged to have taken the money while working for Lawrence Salander, a prominent art dealer on Manhattan's Upper East Side. Mr Salander last year pleaded guilty to running a £60 million "Ponzi scheme" from his dealership, and was sentenced to six to 18 years in prison. Prosecutors allege that Miss Morse told the buyer of Mr De Niro Sr's paintings 'Guitar Case' and 'Landscape with Pink Field' to wire funds into her personal bank account, and then failed to pay Mr De Niro, who oversees his father's estate. Mr De Niro told the jury at New York Supreme Court: "I wasn't watching it as closely as I probably should have". Miss Morse is charged with fraud and grand larceny, which she denies. ...dot com bold typeface rhetoric. You go clickety click and get your head split. 'The hell you look like on a message board Discussing whether or not the Brother is hardcore?