Leona Helmsley, American property tycoon, New York Times (July 12, 1989); Newsweek (July 24, 1989), p. 11. Helmsley later served 19 months in prison for tax evasion.
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We don't pay taxes. Only the little people pay taxes.
— Leona Helmsley on Tax noncompliance
What It Means
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About Leona Helmsley
Leona Mindy Roberts Helmsley (July 4 1920 – August 20 2007) was a billionaire New York City hotel operator and real estate investor. She was a flamboyant personality and had a reputation for tyrannical behavior that earned her the nickname "Queen of Mean." She was convicted of federal income tax evasion and other crimes in 1989 and served 19 months in prison (and two more months in house arrest), after receiving an initial sentence of 16 years.
About Leona Helmsley
Leona Mindy Roberts Helmsley (July 4 1920 – August 20 2007) was a billionaire New York City hotel operator and real estate investor. She was a flamboyant personality and had a reputation for tyrannical behavior that earned her the nickname "Queen of Mean." She was convicted of federal income tax evasion and other crimes in 1989 and served 19 months in prison (and two more months in house arrest), after receiving an initial sentence of 16 years.
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