De Niro Tells Court Gallery Owner Pocketed Sales of Father’s Art

Leigh Morse is accused of wiring $77,000 to a personal bank account after selling three paintings

Robert De Niro told a  Manhattan courtroom on Friday he had never received payment from an art gallery director on trial for allegedly pocketing the proceeds of three paintings by his late father, Robert De Niro Sr.

The gallery director, Leigh Morse, 54, is accused of having wired $77,000 directly to a personal bank account after selling the paintings without informing De Niro. 

She has pleaded not guilty to charges of larceny.

Read more at Reuters

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