Montana mining fortune heiress dies in NYC at 104
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Published:
May 24, 2011, 2:14 PM
Updated: May 24, 2011, 2:28 PM
NEW YORK (AP) - The 104-year-old heiress to a Montana copper fortune who once lived in the largest apartment on New York City's Fifth Avenue has died at a Manhattan hospital as an investigation continues into how her millions were handled.
Huguette (hyoo-GEHT') Clark spent the last two decades of her life as a recluse in New York City hospitals.
Wallace Bock, Clark's lawyer, says in a statement that she died Tuesday, "with dignity and privacy."
The statement was released by Bock's lawyer, Robert Anello. Anello represents Bock in an investigation into Clark's finances.
The Manhattan district attorney is investigating claims made by Clark's family that she was kept isolated from almost everyone except Bock and her accountant.
The family says she may not have understood decisions related to her fortune.

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