Alaskan Bush People charged with fraud and felony theft. The Brown family who is famous for their reality series, Alaskan Bush People on the Discovery Channel, illegally obtained more than $13,000 in dividend money, between 2010 and 2013.
On October 3rd, six stars of reality series, Alaskan Bush People, were charged with a total of 60 counts of first-degree unsworn falsification, first and second-degree theft.
According to the documents filed at the Superior Court in Juneau, the Brown family composed of Billy, Ami and their seven children, submitted erroneous applications for the Alaska Permanent Fund dividend, between 2010 and 2013.
The Alaska Permanent Fund dividend also known as PFD is money giving annually to Alaska residents, who have lived within the state for a full calendar year. The PFD, which was established by Governor Jay Hammond in 1976:
“was designed to be an investment where at least 25% of the oil money would be put into a dedicated fund for future generations, who would no longer have oil as a resource.”
In 2010, each resident received $1,281, the following year $1,174, the year after that it was $878 and in 2013, it was $900. The stars of Alaskan Bush People, who once lived in Chitina, did not meet PFD requirements when they obtained the money.
According to the state, residents who are incarcerated, or have been convicted of a felony or misdemeanor, are not eligible for the permanent fund.
The Office of Special Prosecutions would not say if the Browns fell in one, or several of the categories above, between 2010 and 2013. The Brown patriarch faces 24 felony counts and is accused of illegally obtaining more than $13,080 in dividend checks.
Others facing charges include, 51-year-old Amora Brown, Joshua Brown, 30, Solomon Brown, 27, Gabriel Brown, 24, and Noah Brown, 22. The Brown family who recently saw their home/boat sink, will have their day in court on November 4.
Ask about the Alaskan Bush People drama, Sean Martin, director of communications at Discovery Channel, declined to comment. Rumors are stating that the show may get canceled because the current situation is bad for the network in terms of PR.
