Art Dealer Nahmad Gets 1-Year Term in Gambling Case
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Hillel “Helly” Nahmad, who had apartments at Manhattan’s Trump Tower, a model for a girlfriend and an art gallery that featured modern masters such as Pablo Picasso, was sentenced to a year and a day in prison for his role in a high-stakes gambling ring.
Nahmad, 35, the son of billionaire art dealer David Nahmad, had asked for probation, saying he wanted to operate his Manhattan gallery and teach art to underprivileged children from the Bronx and Brooklyn.