PHILADELPHIA – United States Attorney David Metcalf announced that Yolanda Brown, aka Yolanda Rumph, 47, of Arlington, Virginia, a former campaign treasurer, pleaded guilty today to wire fraud before United States District Judge Chad F. Kenney. The defendant was charged by information in August. With today’s plea, she has waived prosecution by indictment.
As detailed in court filings and statements, Brown owned and operated Brown Financial & Consulting Services Group LLC, offering financial and consulting services to political campaigns and businesses across the United States. As part of her business, Brown opened bank accounts for her clients and otherwise managed client funds. Many of her clients placed Brown in a position of trust and allowed her to exercise control over their funds.
Between 2022 and 2026, Brown stole more than $1 million from her clients, which she used to pay for her own personal expenses. One of Brown's clients was a campaign for a candidate to be a member of the U.S. House of Representatives for a congressional district in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Brown defrauded this campaign of funds, and was its treasurer from August 2025 until February 2026.
The defendant is scheduled to be sentenced on January 26 and faces a maximum possible term of 20 years in prison.
This case was investigated by FBI Philadelphia, with assistance from FBI Tampa, and is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Robert J. Livermore.