When luxury hotelier Leona Helmsley, also known as "Queen of Mean," passed away in August 2007, her beloved pooch, Trouble, inherited a $12 million trust fund, while her grandchildren were left with nothing.

The tides have turned and the 9-year-old Maltese lost $10 million after Manhattan Surrogate Court Judge Renee Roth agreed that the dog doesn't need that amount of money to continue living a luxurious life, thus signing a deal between the late billionaire's heirs and the New York State Attorney General's office giving the money to charity.

Carl Lekic, the general manager of a Helmsley hotel in Florida and Trouble's current caretaker, said $2 million would be "enough money to pay for the dog's maintenance and welfare at the highest standards of care for more than 10 years," according to an affidavit.

The ruling, which was made on April 30 and became public on Monday, also awarded a piece of the fortune amid allegations that she wasn't mentally competent when she signed her will, the New York Post reported.

Siblings Craig Panzirer, 40, and Meegan Panzirer Wesolko, 37, who were excluded from the will for "reasons which are known to them," the will stated, will now receive $4 million and $2 million respectively.

Helmsley, who became famous in 1989 due to a tax evasion trial, died of heart failure at the age of 87 in late August 2007. She was convicted of $1.2 million income tax fraud. She was sentenced to 18 months in prison and fined $7.1 million. Most people will be remembering her as reportedly saying "Only the little people pay taxes."