More controversy surrounding the estate of the late James Brown, following the news that administrators appointed to look into the handling of Brown's will have told a US judge that a former trustee may have misappropriated up to $7 million of the late singer's money, which is quite a lot.
The accused trustee is David Cannon, who has now resigned his position. The court yesterday ordered him to repay $370,000 to the estate, on top of $350,000 he had already repaid last month in relation to accusations of mishandling funds. By my math that doesn't add up to seven million, so I'm not entirely sure how the judge reached that conclusion.
Cannon was one of three trustees on the estate. One lawyer representing several of Brown's children and grandchildren has said that the other two, while not directly involved in the alleged misappropriation, should take responsibility for the dodgy money management, presumably on the basis they had a responsibility to ensure their fellow trustees acted appropriately. Attorney Louis Levenson said: "You can't turn your back on your responsibility and say it's his fault, and then point your finger at Mr Cannon".