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Millionaire dog flees death threats
Trouble, a white Maltese who belonged to billionaire Leona Helmsley until her death in August, was flown by private jet under tight security two months ago after receiving around 20 such threats, the New York Post reported. It said the rich bitch was now living at an undisclosed location in Florida, a favourite with retirees escaping the winter, without naming its sources. The paper did not say who was suspected of being behind the threats, but Trouble is said to have earned countless enemies due to a penchant for biting. John Codey, who is in charge of the pampered poochs trust fund, told US television network CBS last week that there had been threats to kidnap the dog. He added that the cost of Troubles round-the-clock security detail, medical care, chef-cooked meals and grooming were an estimated 300,000 dollars a year. The dog was previously living at a 28-room estate in Connecticut. When Trouble dies, any remaining money from her trust will go to the charitable foundations that inherited the lions share of Helmsleys estimated four-billion-dollar estate. Posted by: Steve White 2007-12-04 |
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