' + '' Wildenstein's nephew Alec Junior, his estranged Russian sister-in-law, Liouba Stoupakova, a notary, two lawyers and two offshore trusts were also tried over the alleged fraud. Associated With. .addClass( 'slideIn' + upOrDown ); Howbeit, they separated in 2016 after she attacked him with a pair scissors. The split also put an unwelcome spotlight on the publicity-averse Wildenstein family and the extreme control Daniel Wildenstein exercised over the businessand his two sons, Guy and Alec. In amassing such wealth and the power that goes with it, the family appears to have forgotten that art is also a hallmark of civilised values. An appeals court upheld the acquittal in 2018. The best parenting advice you ever received. . var head = document.head Broken down by age of the head of household, the average net worth is: Age (head of household . var ctx = this; Jul 2, 2018. Instead of the $65 million cited as Daniel's worth, the real figure, according to court papers, should have been almost $7 billion. function loadJQuery() { The comments below have not been moderated, By On the receiving end was one of Pariss celebrated lawyers, Claude Dumont-Beghi, a chic, fifty-something brunette with a reputation for taking on rich and powerful interests. $modal.find('.newsletter-signup-thank-you').fadeIn('fast'); o[this.name].push(this.value || ''); When Sylvia discovered her allowance had been cut and four of her racehorses transferred into a family trust, she called a lawyer. He came from a line of wealthy art dealers. He remarried to Liouba Stoupakova in 2000 before his death by prostate cancer in 2008. }); // Append ouibounce to page if (prefix == undefined) { ); var signup = var $email = $form.find('.signup-email'); return ctx.regex.email.test( $email.val() ); The money wasn't much concern to former lovebird being a multi-billionaire. var ctx = this; Wildenstein died of Prostate cancer. The middle 40% of U.S. families own 22% of the wealth. email: /^([a-zA-Z0-9_\.\-])+\@(([a-zA-Z0-9\-])+\. At the same time her credit cards were cut off and her monthly allowance was lowered to just $50,000, which her lawyers fought in court. var expires = "expires="+d.toUTCString(); The funny thing about her heft number of net worth is that, the woman has actually never worked for her living. 1991-1992 : Diplme de Langues et Civilisation Franaises au Collge Universitaire Franais de l'Universit d'Etat de Moscou. aggressive: true, Much of the case is based on testimony from Daniels widow, Sylvia, and Alecs two ex-wives, Jocelyne and Liouba. //default prefix is 'artnet_newsletter_' It is not clear when the retrial will begin. signedUp: { + '