BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) — The trial for twin brothers accused of stealing over $800,000 from the state in a money-laundering scheme ended on Thursday, Dec. 12. Robert McCormick, former State of Louisiana Office of the State Fire Marshal employee, and Thomas McCormick, of McCormick Law Firm, LLC were found guilty of one count of conspiracy to commit money laundering, 35 counts of money laundering, six counts of conspiracy to commit malfeasance in office, 39 counts of conspiracy to commit filing of false public documents, 39 counts of filing false public documents, 17 counts of conspiracy to commit theft, 17 counts of felony theft, six counts of conspiracy to commit prohibited splitting of profits and six counts of prohibited splitting of profits. In addition, Robert McCormick was also found guilty of six counts of malfeasance in office. According to court documents, the McCormick brothers reportedly created fake companies to funnel $824,760 in state dollars to themselves for personal use. Thirty-two invoices were paid over the course of eight months from Aug. 30, 2020, to April 28, 2021. “No one is above the law,” said District Attorney Tony Clayton. “This was a case of using a position in state government to scam the state out of hundreds of thousands of dollars and pocketing the money. I have said we will prosecute violent crime aggressively. We will do the same with cases such as this, where our tax money was illegally obtained.” Five other individuals were also connected to the money-laundering scheme. The scheme took place while the state was dealing with the aftermath of several hurricanes. Oklahoma man sentenced in Louisiana child porn case, faces 7 years in federal prison An audit of the Office of the State Fire Marshal revealed that the payments were for supplies, equipment rentals, catering services, and other emergency services provided during natural disasters, according to the Louisiana Legislative Auditor's office. Additionally, state auditors found some items were reportedly purchased using Thomas McCormick's and Lt. McCormick's personal funds and billed to OSFM at excessive rates, according to investigative auditors. Auditors said that the companies diverted funds totaling $397,546 to Thomas McCormick’s law firm, McCormick Law Firm, LLC, as “Legal Fees,” “Legal Services,” or “Attorney Fees” and the funds then were allegedly distributed to personally benefit and/or reimburse Lt. McCormick, Thomas McCormick, and others. In July 2021, the McCormick brothers were indicted by a West Baton Rouge Parish grand jury on charges of fraud, money laundering, racketeering and felony theft, according to court documents. They will be sentenced on Jan. 8. Latest News First lady Jill Biden hosts Toys for Tots event at the White House LSU vs. Baylor in New Year's Eve Texas Bowl: Game time, how to watch  Furry Friends Friday: Two guinea pigs up for adoption in Baton Rouge Get Louisiana high school football championship scores for games in, near Baton Rouge Two Louisiana brothers found guilty of malfeasance, money laundering