An heir to the US Scripps media fortune has been convicted of stealing $4.2 million from his mother and a disabled uncle.
Michael Scripps, 36, who lives in Detroit, spent the money on cars, jewellery and women, including a stripper and porn actress, according to testimony at the two-week trial in Philadelphia. He faces more than seven years in prison.
His mother, Melissa Scripps, told jurors that she received $12.8m from the 1980s-era sale of some family holdings, while her brother, David, received more, reported the Philadelphia Inquirer.
Her son had a six-figure trust fund, along with a $4500 monthly stipend she provided, she said.
Yet he persuaded her to steer money to his friend, a financial adviser in the Philadelphia suburbs, then raided the accounts, she said.
