<div id="subtitle">NY judge orders post-conviction electronic monitoring for philanthropist guilty of fraud</div><div><p>Philanthropist Alberto Vilar was ordered Wednesday to wear an electronic monitoring bracelet on his ankle until he is sentenced on conspiracy fraud charges after a judge learned he didn't always answer court officer's ...

<div><p>In a story encompassing the increasingly dreary art, society, and financial worlds, The New York Times reports that Alberto W. Vilar has been convicted of 12 counts of securities fraud. Mr. Vilar, a 67-year-old Cuban immigrant, was charged along with his Amerindo Investment Advisors Inc. partner, Gary A. Tanaka, who was only convicted on ...

<div id="subtitle">Opera-loving philanthropist convicted in NY of swindling investors out of millions</div><div><p>Opera-loving philanthropist Alberto Vilar was convicted on fraud charges Wednesday for swindling investors, including the mother of actress Phoebe Cates, out of millions of dollars.</p><p>Federal prosecutors accused Vilar ...