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Trouble is a lucky name after all. The white Maltese of the late Leona Helmsley inherited 12 million dollars, according to court documents made public in New York on Tuesday. She also wrote in her will "I direct that when my dog, Trouble, dies, her remains shall be buried next to my remains in the Helmsley mausoleum." She also ordered that the mausoleum must be "washed or steam-cleaned at least once a year." She left $3 million for the upkeep. The fluffy pet overcame other grandchildren, two of Jay Panzirer's other children Craig and Meegan Panzirer, that got nothing for "reasons that are known to them," she wrote. Her brother, Alvin Rosenthal, was also left millions - on condition that he cares for Trouble in Helmsley's absence. Two of the billionaire's four grandchildren from her late son, Jay Panzirer, were left $5 million each, but only on condition they visit their father's grave once each calendar year. The chauffer, Nicholas Celea, was left with $100,000. Living a life full of opulence and greed, Leona Helmsley was named the "Queen of Mean", after she was charged in 1988 with tax evasion and subsequently being convicted. But her white Maltese surely doesn't consider her late owner as being mean. After her husband's death in 1997, she inherited $1.7 billion and a property empire that still controlled much of the Manhattan skyline.

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