millions of dollars in company money. and you won t believe where he got that money. to pay for an over-the-top lifestyle. luxury cars. a leer jet. lavish vacations for him and his familiar. prosecutors allege david brooks and his co-defendant not only used the company as their personal piggy bank, they profited handsomely in a clax pump-and-dump stock schemes. brooks allegedly cooked the books to drive up the stock then sold it why for a windfall of $180 million. legally, it s not all that exciting. it s a fairly classic pump-and-dump cases. it s the details that make it so delicious. reporter: yeah, one of those delicious details brook allegedly built this opulent life literally on the backs of soldiers. that s because the company he founded and ran, dhb industries, now known as point blank solutions, makes body armor for the u.s. military. the intercepter has saved thousands of life in iraq and
where defense contractor stands accused of running a ponzi scheme. the money he allegedly stole was spent on prostitutes, a multimillion dollar bar mitzvah for his dollar, porn for his son, a pricey belt buckle. and get this. he tried to find a memory pill, allegedly, memory-erasing pill he wanted to use to help conceal his crime. as alina cho reports, bizarre does not even begin to describe this case. take a look. reporter: $100,000 jewel-encrusted belt buckle, 1 million on race horses, even allegations of hired prostitutes for employees. it s a list that reads like a bad b movie. the man behind all of it? business executive david brooks, now accused of stealing millions of dollars in company money and you won t believe where he got that money to pay for an over-the-top lifestyle, luxury cars, a leer jet, lavish vacations for him and his
jewel-uncrusted belt buckle. $1 million on race horses. even allegations of hired prostitutes for employees. it s a list that reads like a bad b movie. the man behind all of it business executive david brooks. he s now accused of stealing millions of dollars in company money. and you won t believe where he got that money. to pay for an over-the-top lifestyle. luxury cars. a leer jet. lavish vacations for him and his family. prosecutors allege david brooks and his co-defendant not only used the company as their personal piggy bank, they profited handsomely in a classic pump-and-dump stocks scheme. brooks alleged drove up the stock to sell it high for $185 million. legally, it s not all that exciting. it s a fairly classic pump-and-dump case. it s details that make the case so delicious. reporter: one of those delicious details, brooks
over-the-top lifestyle, luxury cars, a leer jet, lavish vacations for him and his family. prosecutors allege david brooks and his co-defendant not only used the company as their personal piggy bank but profited handsomely in a classic pump and dump stock scheme. brooks allegedly cooked the books to drive up the tok, then old it at the high for a windfall of more than $185 million. legally it s not all that exciting. it s a fairly classic pump and dump case. it s the details that make this case so delicious. reporter: one of those delicious details, brooks allegedly built this opulent life literally on the backs of soldiers. that s because the company he founded and ran, dhb industries, now known as point blank lugs solutions, now makes body armor for the u. military.
likes to fly first class. who doesn t? and requires if they are pliing her on a private aircraft, wants it to be a leer jet 60 or larger. i m not really familiar. these are almost exactly my demands when i have to be except two bendable straws, one bottle of red and one white with two flexible straws. talking about the wine ? yes. that s right. this is just scratching the surface. you ve got to page through it. speaking of sarah palin, she ll be the headliner at the tea party rally in boston, almost a culmination of the tea party express sweeping the nation. scott brown, who was the tea party republican candidate not making itted to but it s going to be very interesting to watch sarah palin. she s very much a tea party favorite. you re heading there? i m not heading to boston. going to washington as they come