# Former art museum exec pleads guilty to embezzling $600,000

> Ex-High Museum executive Brady Lum admits stealing $600,000 for high-end guitars.
- Title: Former art museum exec pleads guilty to embezzling $600,000
- Summary: Ex-High Museum executive Brady Lum admits stealing $600,000 for high-end guitars.
- Keywords: brady lum, high museum of art, guitars, atlanta, federal charge, restitution, Guitar World
- Source: Guitar World — https://guitarworld.com/gear/guitars/former-art-museum-exec-pleads-guilty-to-embezzling-over-half-a-million-dollars-to-buy-high-end-guitars
- Published: 2026-11-05T17:17:27+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: brady lum, high museum of art, guitars, atlanta, federal charge, restitution
## Brady Lum pleads guilty
Brady Lum, former High Museum of Art executive, pleaded guilty to embezzling $600,000 from the museum in Atlanta, Georgia.
## U.S. Attorney's statement
U.S. Attorney Theodore S. Hertzberg called Lum's actions a breach of trust that damaged the museum and art community.
## Lum's apology and sentence
Lum received a 12-month sentence after apologizing and admitting he took money that wasn't his.

> I acknowledge I violated the law. I am guilty. I took money that wasn't mine.
## Restitution and resignation
Lum paid over $607,688 to the museum and $500,000 in legal costs after resigning as COO.
## Key takeaway

Brady Lum, former High Museum of Art COO, pleaded guilty to embezzling $600,000 from the museum to buy guitars and other items.