Stephen M Love

Stephen M. Love, the former manager of the Beach Boys, pleaded no contest Tuesday in Los Angeles Municipal Court to one count of grand theft in connection with the embezzlement of nearly $900,000 from the band. Love, 41, was charged with taking money from a court-imposed trust involving proceeds of a sale of a parcel of land in Santa Barbara County. Love, who is scheduled for sentencing Nov. 16, is the brother of Mike Love, the band's lead singer.

Stephen M. Love, the former manager of the Beach Boys, pleaded no contest Tuesday in Los Angeles Municipal Court to one count of grand theft in connection with the embezzlement of nearly $900,000 from the band. Love, 41, was charged with taking money from a court-imposed trust involving proceeds of a sale of a parcel of land in Santa Barbara County. Love, who is scheduled for sentencing Nov. 16, is the brother of Mike Love, the band's lead singer.

The Beach Boys' former business manager, convicted of embezzling more than $900,000 from the pioneer surf rock group, was sentenced today to five years' probation and ordered to make $86,000 restitution. Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Gordon Ringer imposed the sentence on Stephen M. Love, 41, who pleaded no contest Oct. 18 to one count of grand theft. Prosecutors said that Love, a younger brother of Beach Boys lead singer Mike Love, embezzled more than $900,000 from a court-imposed trust.