and last updated 2021-03-10 16:23:37-05 VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. - Brian Scott Hall, a former Virginia Beach economic development employee, was found guilty on multiple embezzlement charges for allegedly using a city shipping account for personal use. Hall, age 57, was found guilty and sentenced Wednesday by Circuit Court Judge Steven C. Frucci for three counts of felony embezzlement. He was sentenced to three years in prison, all suspended, conditioned upon three (3) years of good behavior. The state's sentencing guidelines recommended a sentence of probation with no jail time. Hall pled not guilty to the charges but stipulated that the Commonwealthâs evidence was sufficient to find him guilty. Hallâs attorney then asked the court to find him guilty of three misdemeanor embezzlement offenses instead of felonies.