Leigh Morse apologized “for causing people pain and suffering” before she was sentenced Tuesday. She’s free until Aug. 6. She also has to pay about $1.6 million in restitution.
Morse was convicted in April of scheming to defraud four artists’ estates. The trial brought Robert De Niro to the witness stand because Morse was accused — but acquitted — of a grand larceny charge involving his father’s estate.
The case stemmed from former gallery owner Lawrence Salander’s $120 million in swindles of his star-studded clientele. Salander pleaded guilty and is in prison.
Morse later opened her own gallery.