 KOCO | New York hotelier Leona Helmsley dies Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters) - Billionaire hotelier Leona Helmsley, who famously declared "only little people pay taxes" and later went to prison for tax evasion, died on Monday at the age of 87, her publicist said. Leona Helmsley, 'queen of mean,' dies at 87 Hotelier Leona Helmsley dies at 87 |