A judge sentenced philanthropist, socialite and former magazine publisher Rebecca Grossman for a 2020 hit-and-run crash that killed two young brothers in Westlake Village, Central Los Angeles, a prosecutor announced Monday. Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Joseph Brandolino sentenced Grossman, 60, to 15 years to life in prison with the possibility of parole for the deaths of the Iskander brothers —Mark, 11, and Joseph, 8 — Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón from his office. The court also reportedly ordered Grossman to pay $47,161.
89 to the victims. Grossman hit the Iskander brothers at an intersection in the City of Westlake Village on the evening of Sep. 29, 2020, Lost Hills Sheriff’s Station (LHSS) at the time.
The boys were trying to cross the street. One died on the spot; the other in a hospital a few hours later, LHS added. “While we respect the judicial process, we are deeply disappointed with the outcome of today’s sentencing.
Our office recommended that Ms. Grossman be sentenced to 34 years to life in prison,” Gascón said, according to the statement. Judge Brandolino rejected the prosecutors’ recommendation, stating that a 34-year prison sentence was “just not warranted here” and that the prosecution attempted to depict Grossman as a monster, the Los Angeles Daily News .
Grossman’s first-time offender status and philanthropy appeared to be mitigating factors, although the judge conceded that Grossman’s “incredibly selfish b.
