Former High Museum of Art Executive Pleads Guilty in Stealing over $600K From Museum
Brady Lum admitted to stealing more than $600,000 by altering invoices and approving reimbursements for personal luxury purchases, prosecutors said.
- On Monday, former High Museum Chief Operating Officer Brady Lum pleaded guilty to federal theft charges in Atlanta, where prosecutors say he embezzled more than $600,000 from the Woodruff Arts Center.
- Over 700 reimbursements allowed Lum to hide his theft, using his authority to approve altered invoices for personal purchases like luxury guitars while managing the High Museum's finances from 2019 to 2025.
- U.S. Attorney Theodore S. Hertzberg stated, "Over several years, Lum deceptively plundered the southeast's premier museum of visual art, embezzling more than half a million dollars." One November 2024 invoice showed a $9,147.87 guitar purchase.
- Lum must pay full restitution to the High Museum as part of his plea agreement, with sentencing scheduled before U.S. District Judge Michael L. Brown on November 2, 2026, at 10 a.m.
- Investigating the case, the FBI seeks to hold accountable those who exploit their positions, while the High Museum remains a division of the Woodruff Arts Center in Midtown Atlanta.
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Former High Museum executive faces prison for theft
ATLANTA — Brady Lum liked to play music, but he did not like to pay for his hobby. Instead, he used the Southeast’s leading visual arts museum as a piggy bank, according to federal court documents. Lum, 59, of Atlanta,…
Former High Museum Executive Pleads Guilty to Embezzlement
The High Museum of Art's former Chief Operating Officer Brady Lum has pleaded guilty to embezzling more than $600,000 from the nonprofit arts institution.The 59-year-old executive resigned from the Atlanta museum in December after its parent organization, the Woodruff Arts Center, traced institutional “financial irregularities” back to him. According to court documents filed by federal prosecutors in April, Lum used museum funds to purchase pers…
High Museum of Art’s Former Chief Operating Officer Pleads Guilty to Embezzlement
Brady Lum, the former chief operating officer of the High Museum of Art who pilfered more than $600,000 from the museum by doctoring invoices and approving transactions for personal purchases, has pleaded guilty to a federal charge of theft concerning programs receiving federal funds. The post High Museum of Art’s Former Chief Operating Officer Pleads Guilty to Embezzlement appeared first on AllOnGeorgia.
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