Contractor On Trial For Buying Porn, Prostitutes And $100K Flag Belt Buckle

[Joanne98]

The former head of a military contractor is on trial in Long Island for fraud, having allegedly used company funds to buy porn for his son, a burial plot for his mother, prostitutes for his employees and a ruby-encrusted American flag belt buckle worth $100,000.

David H. Brooks, the founder and former chief of body armor manufacturer DHB, is facing charges of fraud, insider trading and using millions of dollars in corporate cash to fund, as the New York Times puts it, "personal extravagance."

Using the company coffers -- which were flush with Pentagon money -- Brooks allegedly bought gifts for his family, including pornographic videos for his son, plastic surgery for his wife and textbooks for his daughter. He also bought luxury cars, country club memberships and a stable full of racehorses.

The prostitutes? They were to boost morale. From the NYT:

http://tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com/2010/07/mil_contractor_on_trial_for_illegally_buying_porn.php

[hobbit709]

1. But there's no fraud and waste in the military budget.