Brown owned two businesses, Toys Unlimited and On The Doorstep Advertising, both of which he ran out of his home in Salt Lake City, Utah. He had been employed as a toy salesman and golf equipment importer to support his luxurious lifestyle and expensive tastes in such things as cars, motorbikes, and boats. Brown portrayed himself as a wealthy man, despite the fact that by 2004 he had defaulted on at least one large loan and had racked up tens of thousands of dollars in debt.
Brown operated two companies, Toys Unlimited and On The Doorstep Advertising, from his home in Salt Lake City, Utah. He was employed as a toy salesman and golf equipment importer to sustain his luxurious lifestyle and expensive tastes for cars, motorcycles, and boats. Brown depicted himself as a wealthy person, but by 2004 he had defaulted on at least one large loan and accumulated tens of thousands of dollars in debt.