What is Leona Helmsley?
'''Leona Helmsley''' (July 4, 1920 – August 20, 2007) was an [[Americans|American]] [[businessperson|businesswoman]]. She was known for having a flamboyant personality. She had a reputation for [[tyrant|tyrannical]] behavior; she was nicknamed the Queen of Mean.<ref>{{cite web|title=Leona Helmsley, Hotel Queen, Dies at 87|publisher=New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/20/nyregion/20cnd-helmsley.html?ex=1203220800&pagewanted=all|access-date=Jan 24, 2018}}</ref> She owned many [[hotel]]s, [[apartment]] buildings and [[condominium]]s. Helmsley was found guilty in 1989 of [[tax evasion]], false personal tax returns and [[mail fraud]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Frauds & Swindles|publisher=Legal Information Institute|url=https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/1341|access-date=Jan 24, 2018}}</ref> She served some time in [[prison]] for the crimes. Helmsley was born in [[Marbletown, New York]]. She died from [[heart failure]] at age 87 in [[Greenwich, Connecticut]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Leona Helmsley Dies|publisher=NBC News|url=http://www.nbcnews.com/id/20358637#.WmjpC1NMGwU|access-date=Jan 24, 2018}}</ref> ==References== <references/> {{DEFAULTSORT:Helmsley, Leona}} [[Category:Deaths from heart failure]] [[Category:American fraudsters]] [[Category:1920 births]] [[Category:2007 deaths]]