RPT-INSIGHT-Protecting dementia sufferers from scammers gains ground in U.S.
NEW YORK, July 1 (Reuters) - Two years after New York socialite Brooke Astor died in 2007, her son, Anthony Marshall, was convicted of bilking her of millions of dollars. The heiress suffered from dementia, and did not know that her son, charged with her care, was paying himself exorbitant amounts from her assets.