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Attorney General Marshall Announces Guilty Plea for Theft of Charitable Funds

Attorney General Steve Marshall announced that Frank Lewis Brown, a local political consultant, pled guilty today to stealing funds earmarked for charity.

Brown pled guilty to one count of a Montgomery County indictment charging him with theft in the first degree in front of the Honorable Greg Griffin.

The convictions arise from Brown stealing Montgomery County Commission funds meant to go to a local charity where he served as a board member. The charity, which was set up to help women and children suffering from the effects of substance abuse and addiction, effectively went defunct around 2017. Despite that the charity was no longer fully operational, Brown obtained $50,000 per year from the Montgomery County Commission for the charity between 2018 and 2023, totaling $350,000. In doing that, he represented to the Commission that the money would be used for the charity’s purpose. However, instead of helping women and children as the Commission intended, Brown pocketed $246,670, more than two-thirds of that money.

“Stealing from a non-profit is a despicable betrayal of public trust. Instead of using these funds to help those suffering from addiction, Frank Lewis Brown chose to line his own pockets. This kind of corruption will not be tolerated, and my office will continue to hold accountable those who exploit charitable causes for personal gain.”

General Marshall thanked the Assistant Attorneys General in the Special Prosecutions Division who prosecuted the case, Jasper B. Roberts, Jr. and Alana K. Cammack.

Robert “Robb” Taylor is an award-winning broadcaster and the host of WVAS’ award-winning “90.7 Perspectives” talk show. Robb has worked in radio since 1983, including a 16-year-tenure in progressively responsible, full-time positions at WVAS. In 2000, he left WVAS to become a high school English teacher. Since 2004, he has continued his teaching duties while working in the news department at WVAS. Robb has over 35 years of broadcast experience and has won numerous awards, including Best Documentary for “The March on Forsyth County” (UPI), 2017 ABBY Best in Broadcasting Award (Perspectives), 2020 ABBY Best in Broadcasting (Perspectives), numerous Associated Press awards, as well as being recognized by a host of service organizations. Robb has for years also worked as the side-line reporter for the Alabama State University Sports Network. He earned both a bachelor’s and master’s degree from Alabama State University.