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Encyclopedia > Antoinette Millard

Antoinette Millard (b. 1964?) was a name United States impostor Lisa Walker used when she pretended to be Saudi princess. To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Princess is the feminine form of prince (from Latin princeps, meaning principal citizen). ...


Lisa Walker adopted the name Antoinette Millard in the beginning of May 2004. She claimed she was a Saudi Arabian princess who had converted to Judaism. On May 8, 2004, "Millard" came into the spotlight in New York when she claimed that she had been mugged and the robbers had stolen insured jewelry worth $262,000. 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Judaism is the religion of the Jewish people. ... May 8 is the 128th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (129th in leap years). ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... NY redirects here. ... Jewelry (the American spelling; spelled jewellery in Commonwealth English) consists of ornamental devices worn by persons, typically made with gems and precious metals. ...



Millard joined the New York City high society posthaste. She was mentioned in the New York Social Diary and attended various antiques, fashion and jewelry shows. She frequented jewelry shops and often exchanged her previous buys for new ones. To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article may require cleanup. ... The term fashion usually applies to a prevailing mode of expression, but quite often applies to a personal mode of expression that may or may not adhere to prevailing ideals. ...


At the same time, she made various wild claims about her background. She had been a lawyer, graduated from Boston University, a model for Victoria's Secret or Bergdorf Goodman or Brown Brothers Harriman bank vice-president. She also expected a 7 million dollar divorce settlement and was one of the triplets. For the fish called lawyer, see Burbot. ... For the unrelated Jesuit university in Chestnut Hill, see Boston College. ... Photograph of the once famous model Dovima A model is a person who poses or displays for purposes of art, fashion, or other products and advertising. ... The cover of a Victorias Secret catalog from 1990. ... Bergdorf Goodman is a major luxury goods department store based in Midtown, Manhattan in New York City. ... It has been suggested that Divorcee be merged into this article or section. ... A triplet is a set of three items, and includes in particular: one of three babies in a multiple birth in lapidary, a preparation of opal as a gemstone, with a thin layer of opal backed with a dark material and covered with cap of clear quartz in optics a...


Eventually the bubble burst. Chubb & Co insurance company was not convinced of the claim of stolen jewelry and accused Millard of insurance fraud. At the end of May 2004 Millard was arrested and sent to Riker's Island prison. American Expresses got a court order and claimed $951,000 worth of her assets for debts she had incurred through their card. Insurance fraud or false insurance claims are insurance claims filed with the intent to defraud an insurance company. ... View of Rikers Island Rikers Island is New York Citys largest jail facility, sitting on a 415 acre (1. ...


Millard was charged with insurance fraud, attempted grand larceny and forgery. She was released on bail worth $100,000 but faced 15 years in jail if convicted. Larceny is a crime involving stealing. ... Forgery is the process of making or adapting objects or documents (see false document), with the intention to deceive. ... The word bail as a legal term means: Security, usually a sum of money, exchanged for the release of an arrested person as a guarantee of that persons appearance for trial. ...


On November 2004 Millard filed a suit against American Express. She claimed that she had been obviously mentally incompetent when she had opened her credit account and that the credit card company should have realized that. She claimed symptoms of anorexia, depression, anxiety attacks and that she had a head tumor and sued for million dollars. For the symphonic black metal band, see Anorexia Nervosa (band) Anorexia nervosa is a psychiatric diagnosis that describes an eating disorder characterized by low body weight and body image distortion. ... Clinical depression (also called major depressive disorder, or sometimes unipolar when compared with bipolar disorder) is a state of intense sadness, melancholia or despair that has advanced to the point of being disruptive to an individuals social functioning and/or activities of daily living. ... A panic attack is a period of intense fear or discomfort, typically with an abrupt onset and usually lasting no more than thirty minutes. ... Tumor (American English) or tumour (British English) originally means swelling, and is sometimes still used with that meaning. ...


In August 2, 2005, she plead guilty to grand larceny and insurance fraud and the next day was sentenced to a year in mental institution for treatment. August 2 is the 214th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (215th in leap years), with 151 days remaining. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Larceny is a crime involving stealing. ... Insurance fraud or false insurance claims are insurance claims filed with the intent to defraud an insurance company. ...


External links

  • Newsday article about her sentence

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Antoinette Millard - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (385 words)
In May 8, 2004 "Millard" came to public glare in New York when she claimed that she had been mugged and the robbers had stolen insured jewelry worth $262,000.
At the end of May 2004 Millard was arrested and sent to Riker's Island prison.
Millard was charged with insurance fraud, attempted grand larceny and forgery.
Amex sued by big spender | OUT-LAW.COM (282 words)
Antoinette Millard, 40, sued in response to an action brought by American Express to freeze her assets after the bills went unpaid.
Millard also asserts in her complaint that she was "suffering from anorexia, depression, panic attacks, head tumors and by reason of such illnesses was mentally incompetent and unable of executing or making any agreement".
According to reports, Millard is accused of trying to defraud an insurance company of $262,000 by falsely claiming that she had been mugged and her jewellery stolen – a charge that could result in a 15 year prison sentence.
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