Friday, May 20, 2016
Lawyer Seeking $22M in Final Dissolution of Irene Diamond Fund
A lawyer is trying to siphon a $22 million fee from a $40 million gift to elder-care charities made by a late Hollywood talent scout and her husband, the Manhattan philanthropist’s foundation charges in a new lawsuit.
The Irene Diamond Fund — established by the late Irene and Aaron Diamond — wants to give $40 million to programs for the aging.
But the money is tied up in a Roosevelt Island Mitchell-Lama building in which Aaron was an investor, the suit says...