CON HEIRS SETTLE
Scammer’s family cedes fortune
He couldn’t take it with him — and neither can his kin!
The estate of a crooked military contractor from Long Island — who once blew $10 million on an overthe-top bat mitzvah party for his daughter — has agreed to cough up a treasure trove of loot he scammed from his company and investors.
In a deal approved Monday, the family of the late fraudster David H. Brooks (inset) forfeited more than a dozen pricey watches and pieces of jewelry, some of which resemble the Rolling Stones’ lips-and-tongue logo.
Also going to the feds are a 2006 Bentley, a 2005 Ferrari, 3,500 Kru- gerrand gold coins and a gleaming, chromed replica of Wall Street’s “Charging Bull” statue.
In addition, Brooks’ family gave up their claims to nearly 20 bank and investment accounts worth more than $143 million, according to a rep for US Attorney Richard Donoghue.
In exchange, ex-wife Terry Brooks and his children — daughters Victoria and Elizabeth and son Andrew — will get around $24.8 million in cash and a handful of luxury goodies.
They include a pair of his-andhers Patek Philippe gold timepieces and a belt buckle “studded with dia- monds, rubies and sapphires,” which is likely the $100,000 American-flagstyle accessory that Brooks wore to Elizabeth’s 2005 bat mitzvah.
The infamous affair, held at the Rainbow Room, featured performances by Aerosmith, 50 Cent and Tom Petty. Lucky guests were treated to $1,000 gift bags stuffed with digital cameras and iPods.
Brooks — who died in prison in 2016 — founded and ran DHB Industries, which became the leading supplier of bulletproof vests to the US military after 9/11.
But in 2007, Brooks was busted in a $200 million theft and stock-fraud scheme that the feds said bankrolled his lavish lifestyle, which included spending on hookers, luxury travel and a horse-racing business.
He was convicted and hit with 17 years in prison plus $165 million in penalties and restitution, but that obligation was lifted when he died at 61 with his appeal still pending.
In an order approving the settlement, Central Islip federal Judge Joanna Seybert called it a “fair and just compromise” that avoided “additional years of litigation” by Brooks’ family.
The lawyer for Brooks’ family, Judd Burstein, declined to comment.