Mr. Robert G. Brownell This is Me

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1. 1. Top Story 01

   www.gmtoday.com/news/politics/ - [Cached]

   Published on: 9/28/2005   Last Visited: 9/28/2005

   The U.S. attorney's office said Koceja's contribution was part of a larger scheme involving Robert Mann, a former owner of Mann Brothers, and Robert G. Brownell, former chief executive officer of Bielinski Homes of Waukesha.

2. 2. Built Green News for April 2004

   www.mba-ks.com/library/builtgr - [Cached]

   Published on: 4/1/2004   Last Visited: 1/8/2008

   The theme is Low-Impact, High Returns as nationally known builder/developer Bob Brownell gives the keynote on low-impact development.
   
   Bob, CEO of Bielinski Homes, is sponsored by James Hardie Siding Products. He is a popular speaker at national green building conferences as he shares his company's green development successes that can be measured in dollars.

3. 3. Sequence Inc. Forensic Accounting - A Thief Among Us: Lessons From Bielinski Brothers

   www.sequence-inc.com/press2005 - [Cached]

   Published on: 12/28/2005   Last Visited: 11/6/2007

   Their chief financial officer, Robert Brownell, was fired along with several trusted employees, amid allegations that a complex fraud scheme had been ongoing for years.
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   Bielinski Brothers was founded in the 1960s and was run by family members until Brownell was hired in 1995. Brownell was promoted to CEO after five years of successful land acquisitions. By all accounts, Brownell was successful in his career, helping to build the company in terms of home sales and land purchases.
   
   Recently, Brownell pleaded guilty to embezzling millions of dollars from the company as the mastermind of a complex fraud involving at least nine other individuals. The loss to Bielinski Brothers is estimated at $12 million, although exact figures may never be determined. The fraud went on for four or more years, and it is believed that Brownell personally pocketed about $10 million.
   
   The Bielinskis became suspicious of Brownell in 2004, noticing that he spent more time out of the office or with his office door closed.
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   It is alleged that Mann inflated bills for bona fide work done for Bielinski Brothers, and also billed the company for work done on behalf of Brownell personally.
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   Brownell and Mann are believed to have split the proceeds from the billing scheme.
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   As CEO of Bielinski Brothers, it is likely that Brownell had wide authority to generate and approve large payments to vendors.
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   Had the Bielinskis known, they may not have hired Brownell. At the very least, they might have supervised him a little closer based upon his personal financial problems.
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   It is unclear whether or not Bielinski Brothers experienced financial difficulties during the tenure of Brownell.