Leona Helmsley
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 Leona Helmsley facts

• She was known for her flamboyant personality and had a reputation for tyrannical behavior that earned her the sobriquet Queen of Mean
• She was promoted by the Beber Silverstein Group and its co-founder Joyce Beber pers귭 Helmsley to replace that title for Queen of the Palace Hotel instead
• After allegations of non-payment by her of contractors hired by her to build her home, Helmsley was investigated and convicted of federal income tax evasion and other crimes in 1989
• Although having initially received a sentence of 16 years, Helmsley was required to serve only 19 months in prison and two months under house arrest
• During the trial, a former housekeeper testified that she had heard Helmsley say: "We don't pay taxes
• Only the little people pay taxes", an aphorism with which she was identified for the rest of her life