Helmsley Charity Bequest Focuses on Aiding Dogs

By Maria Di Mento

The hotel mogul Leona M. Helmsley, who died last August, wanted most of her estate — worth $4-billion to $8-billion — to benefit a foundation whose main purpose would be to support the care and welfare of dogs, according to a statement she signed in 2003.

The document is not public, but The New York Times reported this month that two anonymous sources had confirmed its existence and

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