Not News: Former congresswoman found guilty of fraud and tax evasion

[Auburnfan91 1,407]

If this were a Republican, it would have been reported on the nightly news shows in-between the Trump bashing. Instead, the major networks have ignored it. You'll have to go to the networks websites to find out anything because the nightly news shows aren't going to bother broadcasting a segment for it. 

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/breaking-news/os-corrine-brown-verdict-20170511-story.html

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After a historic, nearly 25-year career representing Florida in Congress, former U.S. Rep. Corrine Brown was found guilty Thursday of taking money from a charity that was purported to be giving scholarships to poor students.

The verdict came after prosecutors outlined a pattern of fraud by Brown, 70, and her top aide that included using hundreds of thousands of dollars from the One Door for Education Foundation for lavish parties, trips and shopping excursions. She was convicted of 18 of the 22 charges against her, including lying on her taxes and on her congressional financial-disclosure forms.

Brown watched the judge read each verdict in a silent courtroom with no visible reaction. She later left the courthouse holding onto the arm of a companion, surrounded by dozens of reporters. A few supporters shouted, “We love you, Corrine!” and “Keep the faith!” as she silently made her way to a waiting car.

“Former Congresswoman Corrine Brown violated the public trust, the honor of her position, and the integrity of the American system of government when she abused one of the most powerful positions in the nation for her own personal gain,” Acting Assistant Attorney General Kenneth Blanco said in a statement issued after the ruling.

Brown’s attorney, James Smith, told reporters outside the Jacksonville courtroom that Brown would ask for a new trial, though Smith declined to say on what grounds. “She’s strong and fighting for her innocence,” Smith said outside the courthouse. “And she will continue to do that.”

Read more at: http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/breaking-news/os-corrine-brown-verdict-20170511-story.html

 

[Auburnfan91 1,407]

https://www.yahoo.com/news/former-congresswoman-corrine-brown-faces-110646601.html

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(JACKSONVILLE, Fla.) — Former U.S. Rep. Corrine Brown could spend the rest of her life in prison after being found guilty of taking money from a charity that was purported to be giving scholarships to poor students.

The Thursday verdict came after prosecutors outlined a pattern of fraud by Brown, 70, and her top aide that included using hundreds of thousands of dollars from the One Door for Education Foundation for lavish parties, trips and shopping excursions. She was convicted of 18 of the 22 charges against her, including lying on her taxes and on her congressional financial disclosure forms.

“Corrupt public officials undermine the integrity of our government and violate the public’s trust, and that is why investigating public corruption remains the FBI’s top criminal priority,” FBI Jacksonville Division Special Agent in Charge Charles Spencer said in a statement.

It was the final act in the downfall of Brown, who had represented the Florida district that included Jacksonville since 1993. Brown, a Democrat, was one of the first three African Americans to be elected to Congress from Florida since Reconstruction.

She watched the judge read each verdict in a silent courtroom with no visible reaction. She later left the courthouse holding onto the arm of a companion, surrounded by dozens of reporters. A few supporters shouted “We love you Corrine!” and “Keep the Faith!” as she silently made her way to a waiting car.

Since her indictment last summer, she had been publicly defiant of the government’s charges, saying in a statement she was among black elected officials who have been “persecuted.” She had pleaded not guilty to all of the charges, including the fraud, but lost re-election last fall after her indictment.

Read more at: https://www.yahoo.com/news/former-congresswoman-corrine-brown-faces-110646601.html

 

[augolf1716 20,282]

Yep living right next to her old district Corrine was a hoot but she got lost her ways happens to both sides which is sad.......................go gater go gater

 

[TitanTiger 18,916]

But of course, in her mind, it's all because she's black.  

[WDavE 332]

Nothing to see here.... She was only found guilty of 18 of the charges brought on her.

 

I'm guessing two years probation and a Neiman Marcus designed ankle bracelet.

 

She is a Liberal Dem.