A high-flying exec accused of stealing $200 million from his body-armor firm was released on bail yesterday in a deal that effectively bars him from having sex.
Gazillionaire David Brooks, 53, posted a $400 million bond so he could live under house arrest at a luxury Manhattan apartment where he will be under 24-hour armed guard.
Federal prosecutor John Martin said the deal, worked out with Brooks’ lawyers, “doesn’t specifically say” the divorced dad is not allowed to have sex, but its terms effectively prohibit it.
Brooks is barred from being alone with guests who aren’t immediate family and from having overnight visitors, court documents say.
The accused swindler is only allowed visits by ex-wife Terry Brooks; daughters Victoria, 23, and Elizabeth, 15; son, Andrew, 19; brother, Jeffrey; and two female employees, Sheilagh O’Connor and Jil Klinkert.
The brother and the two women are not allowed to be alone with him.
Brooks has to wear an ankle monitor and won’t be allowed to leave except for court appearances or doctor’s visits.
He was indicted Oct. 25 on charges of looting DHB Industries, the leading supplier of body armor to U.S. soldiers in Iraq, to bankroll a lifestyle that included a $10 million bat mitzvah for his daughter, pricey vacations, fancy jewels and a $194,000 Bentley.
Brooks, the former CEO of the firm, is expected to go on trial in six months. He could spend the rest of his life behind bars if convicted.
Yesterday, he used $48 million in cash and other assets to guarantee the bond so he could escape his 10-foot by 12-foot cell in the Nassau County Jail in East Meadow for a much larger living space – still essentially a prison – in the Big Apple.
He’ll be paying up to $15,000 a day for the privilege.
Brooks was escorted from federal court in Central Islip, LI, by four private security guards and whisked away to the apartment, whose rent he is paying.
Federal Judge Joanna Seybert ordered that the location of the tony lockup be kept secret, saying, “It’s not necessary to publicize the specific address.”
Brooks “is looking forward to spending time with his children and meeting with his lawyers to prepare his defense,” said his lawyer, Paul Shechtman. “He looks forward to enjoying full liberty.”
Martin said the terms of Brooks’ house arrest were tougher than those imposed on Mahender and Varsha “Cruella” Sabhnani before they were convicted of enslaving two Indonesian women on Dec. 17.
Brooks and former DHB chief operating officer Sandra Hatfield are accused of inflating the price of the company’s stock so they could cash in.
In a bizarre twist, Brooks sent $4 million to tribal holy men in Senegal to pay for black magic ceremonies to win his acquittal.
Additional reporting by Andy Geller