美术馆前运营总监侵吞60多万美元判刑1年：篡改发票私购高档吉他、判刑前全额退赔
美国司法部佐治亚北区联邦检察官办公室宣布，位于佐治亚州富尔顿县（Fulton County）Atlanta 市的 High Museum of Art 前首席运营官 Brady Lum（60岁）因侵吞博物馆逾60万美元，被判处1年联邦监禁，其后须接受1年监督释放。联邦地区法官 Michael L. Brown 作出判决。
据检察官办公室公布，Lum 于2019年1月2日至2025年12月9日担任该馆首席运营官，此前曾在可口可乐公司与国际特奥会担任领导职务。他在任内通过供应商直接开票与博物馆公务信用卡报销等渠道，反复为自己购买高档吉他等乐器设备、个人音乐课程与木工设备，并以篡改发票、动用职务审批权、把开支摊入不同成本中心等方式掩盖。侵吞自2019年9月、即他上任不到9个月时开始，一直持续到2025年11月骗局被发现为止，总额逾60万美元。
判刑前，Lum 已按认罪协议向博物馆全额退赔 607,688.18 美元，并自愿另行支付约50万美元，补偿博物馆揭露与调查此事所花的费用与律师费。
联邦检察官 Theodore S. Hertzberg 表示，Lum 明目张胆地窃取这家深受市民喜爱的文化机构的资金、供自己购买高档吉他等私人物品，其背信行为伤害的不只是博物馆、也是整个艺术界。本案由联邦调查局（FBI）查办，助理联邦检察官 Nicholas N. Joy 起诉。（来源：美国司法部）
High Museum's Former COO Brady Lum Sentenced to One Year for Embezzling More Than $600,000: Doctored Invoices Bought High-End Guitars
The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Georgia announced that Brady Lum, 60, of Atlanta, the former chief operating officer of the High Museum of Art, was sentenced to one year in federal prison, to be followed by one year of supervised release, for stealing more than $600,000 from the museum. The museum stands in Atlanta, in Fulton County, Georgia. U.S. District Judge Michael L. Brown imposed the sentence.
According to the U.S. Attorney's Office, Lum served as the museum's chief operating officer from January 2, 2019, until his resignation on December 9, 2025, after earlier leadership roles at the Coca-Cola Company and Special Olympics International. During his tenure he repeatedly purchased items and services for himself, including expensive guitars and other music equipment, personal music lessons, and woodworking equipment, through direct supplier invoicing and the museum's corporate credit card reimbursement process, concealing the transactions by submitting altered invoices, using his position to approve expenses, and spreading charges across different cost centers. The siphoning began in September 2019, less than nine months into the job, and continued until the fraud was discovered in November 2025, totaling more than $600,000.
Before the sentencing hearing, Lum paid full restitution of $607,688.18 to the museum under his plea agreement and voluntarily paid approximately $500,000 more to cover the museum's investigative expenses and legal fees.
"Lum brazenly pilfered hundreds of thousands of dollars from a beloved civic institution to pay for his high-end guitars and other personal items," said U.S. Attorney Theodore S. Hertzberg. The case was investigated by the FBI and prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Nicholas N. Joy. (Source: U.S. Department of Justice)
来源：美国司法部
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图片来源：图：位于佐治亚州 Atlanta 的 High Museum of Art 本馆 Meier Building（资料图）。照片：Marc Merlin 摄，CC BY-SA 4.0，经 Wikimedia Commons。 / Photo: The Meier Building of the High Museum of Art in Atlanta, Georgia (file photo). Photo by Marc Merlin, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
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