▁of ▁living ". ▁Despite ▁the ▁request ▁of ▁his ▁acc user ▁that ▁he ▁be ▁fre ed ▁on ▁prob ation , ▁Sydney ▁was ▁conv icted ▁and ▁imprison ed ▁at ▁City ▁Pr ison . ▁It ▁was ▁reported ▁in ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁Times ▁on ▁April ▁ 2 , ▁ 1 9 4 6 ▁that ▁after ▁a iding ▁in ▁the ▁recovery ▁of ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁property , ▁sp ending ▁nine ▁months ▁of ▁a ▁one - year ▁term ▁in ▁prison ▁and ▁after ▁his ▁mother ▁had ▁made ▁full ▁rest itution , ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁released ▁from ▁prison . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 6 , ▁he ▁was ▁invited ▁by ▁Ram on ▁Gra u , ▁President ▁of ▁Cuba , ▁to ▁res ide ▁in ▁Hav ana ▁and ▁went ▁there ▁upon ▁his ▁release . ▁ ▁As ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁his ▁conv iction , ▁his ▁U . S . ▁citizens hip ▁was ▁rev oked . ▁However , ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 0 , ▁by ▁Act ▁of ▁Congress , ▁his ▁U . S . ▁citizens hip ▁was ▁re inst ated , ▁and ▁he ▁died ▁a ▁United ▁States ▁citiz en . ▁ ▁Later ▁years ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 8 , ▁he ▁returned ▁to ▁Europe ▁and ▁lived ▁between ▁London , ▁C annes ▁and ▁St . ▁Mor itz . ▁ ▁His ▁company ▁was ▁eager ly ▁sought ▁after ▁by ▁the ▁highest ▁e ch el ons ▁of ▁international ▁society . ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 7 ▁his ▁mother ▁died ▁and ▁left ▁him ▁a ▁consider ably ▁wealth y ▁man . ▁ ▁Sydney ▁himself ▁died ▁six teen ▁years