Charity trust got the money after Leona Helmsley's millionaire dog died

The dog that real estate magnate Leona Helmsley bequeathed $12 million has died, the family trust says, according to The Daily News.

In fact, says the trust, the 12-year-old Maltese, named Trouble, died Dec. 13 and was cremated.

Helmsley, who died in 2007 at 87, bequeathed Trouble $12 million, but a judge trimmed the bequest to $2 million.

The manager of a Helmsley hotel in Florida, who looked after the dog, said at the time that he could take care of Trouble's needs on $100,000 a year: $8,000 for grooming, $1,200 for food and the rest for his fee and a full-time security guard, the News says.

Helmsley was the widow of Harry Helmsley and helped run their hotel and real estate empire.

Dubbed the "Queen of Mean" in the media, Helmsley served 21 months in prison for evading federal taxes by billing her businesses for mansion renovations.

Trust spokeswoman Eileen Sullivan would not say how much was left of Trouble's money, but what remained went into the trust.