Brandy Shelton files for Divorce from Danny Shelton
On March 1, 2010, Brandy Shelton filed for divorce from Danny Lee Shelton.
Once final, it will mark the end of the third marriage for each.
Awkward timing
The filing seemingly couldn't have come at a worse time for Danny Shelton, since
his brother Tommy Shelton was arrested
on sexual assault charges in Virginia on March 16, 2010. News reports stated that
Tommy, if convicted, could receive a life sentence.
Dividing assets with Brandy and Linda simultaneously
Brandy filed for divorce in Tampa, Florida. Those interested can monitor the case docket at
the
website of the Clerk of the Circuit Court in Hillsborough County.
However, Danny Shelton still hasn't finished dividing his marital assets
with his second wife of 20 years, Linda Shelton, whom
he divorced in Guam in June 2004
after accusing her of spiritual adultery. That
case has dragged on for years, Danny being reticent to disclose and share the
royalties and kickbacks he received from his lucrative book deals. It has been estimated
that between 2005 and 2007, Shelton earned
between $749,000 to $809,000
from Remnant Publications, Inc. alone, largely at 3ABN's expense.
(Doc. 154
p. 3 at Table 1).
Those interested in monitoring the case docket of Linda's case with Danny Shelton may do so at
the
website for case information for Franklin County, Illinois.
The actual court papers: How much Danny will pay Brandy
Save 3ABN has obtained
a
copy of the papers Brandy Shelton filed in Tampa. Since such court records are public information,
we have made them available
here,
after redacting out addresses, phone numbers, the names of minors,
social security numbers, and what appeared to be driver's license numbers.
Is Danny sharing his money with Brandy? According to page 20 of
the PDF of
court papers posted here, Danny agreed to pay Brandy $2,000 a month for
13 months, plus $660 for 3 months, a total of $27,980. According to that same page 20, by the end
of March 2010, only three months of payments remain.
Where did all the money from those book deals go?
The actual court papers: Danny claims land gift was bought
On pages 4 to 17 of
the
PDF file of court papers posted here is the original post-nuptial agreement Brandy and
Danny signed in April 2008, determining how they would divide their assets and liabilities if
they separated or divorced. (Save 3ABN heard reports
of such discussions by the fall of 2007, so this divorce has been long in coming.)
Page 5 of that agreement, which is page 8 of
the PDF,
states in part:
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The parties acknowledge that the Husband had a home which he was awarded pursuant to his agreement
with his former wife, Linda Sue Shelton. That home has been sold and the proceeds from that sale
have been used to purchase new real estate in West Frankfort, Illinois, on which
he is currently building a home which will be subject to a mortgage.
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However, that real estate was apparently given to Danny Shelton by 3ABN instead. He did not purchase it.
Around September 2007, when Danny Shelton stepped down from being the visible president
of 3ABN, some reported that the 3ABN Board had gifted 40 acres of land to Danny. Danny
purportedly sold his former home to new president Jim Gilley for $295,000, and began construction on
new property nearby. On
the building permit for that construction, Danny claimed that
he was the owner of the property, but
the courthouse noted
that according to their records, 3ABN was still the owner, not Danny. But
on January 24, 2008, court documents were filed by which 3ABN asserted that
48 acres of land was given to Danny in exchange for $96,000.
(Doc.
224-8 p. 3 at ln. 11).
So which was it? Did Danny Shelton pay 3ABN $96,000 for the land, or did the 3ABN Board gift to Danny
that 48 acres?
3ABN sets the record straight: 48 acres was a gift
In an extremely late filing, Jim Gilley signed
3ABN's
2008 Form 990 on January 5, 2010. Schedule J of that filing, on page 33
of the PDF,
states:
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Land valued at $96,000 was deeded to Danny Shelton (former president and current trustee/consultant)
per the terms of a non-compete employment agreement vote by the Board of Trustees.
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That Form 990 was filed with the states of Oregon and Illinois. But in
3ABN's
2008 Form 990 filed with the IRS, and not signed until January 15, 2010, that language
is missing from Part III of Schedule J.
At any rate, if Danny Shelton had really bought those 48 acres as he claimed in his post-nuptial agreement,
certainly Jim Gilley would not have signed the Form 990 under penalty of perjury, declaring that 3ABN had given
Danny that land instead.
In the Three Angels v. Joy case,
filed in retaliation for Joy and Pickle's blowing the whistle on
Danny Shelton's cover up of the child molestation allegations against Tommy Shelton, one of the defendants
on November 29, 2007, requested documents concerning the gift of these 48 acres of land.
(Doc.
63-20 p. 5 at ¶ 16(c), p. 9 at Request #1). On July 10, 2008, 3ABN, Danny Shelton, and Attorney Gregory
Simpson again refused to produce the board minutes authorizing that transaction, claiming
that these board minutes were subject to attorney-client and work-product privilege.
(Doc. 92 pp. 4–5).
The actual court papers: Danny claims more "non-compete" money given to him in 2009
On page 41 of the
PDF posted here which contains Brandy's divorce filing, Danny Shelton reported receiving
$155,688 in income in 2009. Of that amount, $52,407.41 was additional money beyond
his salary given to him as part of a "non-compete agreement."
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