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- Alberto W. Vilar, a money manager with a love of opera who used his wealth to become a conspicuous arts patron but fell out of favor when he reneged on his pledges and eventually went to prison for defrauding clients, died on Saturday at his home in Queens. He was 80.
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Sep 8, 2021 · Fred R. Conrad/The New York Times. By Richard Sandomir. Sept. 8, 2021. Alberto W. Vilar, a money manager with a love of opera who used his wealth to become a conspicuous arts patron but fell out...
May 28, 2005 · May 28, 2005. Alberto Vilar, who built a fortune after arriving in America as a refugee from the Cuban revolution, loved the opera more than anything. And he loved giving his money away almost as...
Sep 21, 2008 · The indictment accuses Mr. Vilar of inducing a victim in 2002 to invest $5 million in a new Amerindo fund backed by the government to steer venture capital to small businesses, including ...
Jun 4, 2005 · Vilar's unique twist on this stock character is a love for classical music and opera that veered toward the obsessive, and a thirst for public recognition that only opera houses around the world ...
Sep 17, 2021 · Alberto Vilar, who has died at age 80, made huge pledges to support opera houses but then was accused of misusing clients’ funds. Philanthropist Alberto Vilar in New York’s Central Park ...
Oct 4, 2012 · A federal court ordered Tuesday that bail terms be set for technology investor and arts patron Alberto Vilar, who is serving a nine-year prison term on fraud and conspiracy charges, making him eligible for release while judges consider his appeal, says Bloomberg.
Jun 1, 2005 · Vilar, a 64-year-old who promised grand donations to the Kennedy Center and the Washington Opera among other art organizations, stands accused of a multimillion-dollar fraud. His...
