Yngwie Malmsteen: ripped off but right royally rewarded with $820,000 in damages

News:
03-02-2009:
According to New York Post

Yngwie Malmsteen has been awarded $820,000 in damages from an accountant who fiddled with the guitar hero's finances while his manager allegedly robbed him blind.

The guitarist was forced to sell off most of his prized instruments at below-market prices after getting ripped off to the tune of more than $5 million, court papers claim.

Former manager James Lewis faces a pending motion for $2.4 million in damages and interest.

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