TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) – A Tallahassee man has pleaded guilty to theft of government funds, according to the Northern District of Florida U.S. Attorney’s Office.
The guilty plea for 47-year-old Anthony Brewer comes after he was accused of stealing funds from the Department of Veteran Affairs for nearly three years, the attorney’s office wrote in a press release Tuesday.
Court records revealed that Brewer “agreed to serve as a fiduciary under the Department of Veteran Affairs’ fiduciary program and manage the monetary benefits of an individual who was unable to manage their own benefits,” per the press release.
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As part of the agreement, the 47-year-old agreed to use the funds for “the care, support, health, welfare, comfort, and desires of the beneficiary,” the attorney’s office said.
However, Brewer misused and stole funds provided by the VA for the beneficiary between October 2020 and January 2023, according to the attorney’s office.
He’s expected to be sentenced February 2.
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