Billionaire in Tax Case Has Worsening Alzheimer’s, Doctor Says

Nine brain scans of billionaire Robert Brockman suggest he has Alzheimer’s disease that is getting worse, an expert witness testified Tuesday at a hearing to determine if the software mogul is competent for trial on charges that he evaded taxes on $2 billion in income.

Christopher Whitlow, a neuroradiologist at Wake Forest School of Medicine, analyzed studies of Brockman’s brain done between 2018 and September to assess whether he has dementia, as defense lawyers claim. Whitlow, a defense witness, testified that those images, taken together, show that Brockman has Parkinson’s disease and appears to have Alzheimer’s disease as well. ...