5 Years For Corrine Brown – IOTW Report

5 Years For Corrine Brown

Ex-Florida Democratic Rep. Corrine Brown sentenced for mail, wire and tax fraud involving sham charity.

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Former Florida Democratic Rep. Corrine Brown was sentenced on Monday to five years in prison for mail, wire and tax fraud involving a sham charity.

A jury convicted Brown of stealing money from a bogus charity, One Door For Education, which purported to give scholarships to poor children but instead filled the coffers of Brown and her associates.

Federal prosecutors said she and a top aide commited fraud by using donations for lavish parties and trips.

The aide and another official later accepted a plea deal and testified against Brown, who served in Congress for nearly 25 years.

She was defeated in her 2016 primary race.

Earlier this year, One Door President Carla Wiley pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud after it was determined that she had deposited $800,000 into the foundation’s account over four years. Over that time, federal prosecutors say it gave one scholarship for $1,000 and that Wiley transferred herself tens of thousands of dollars.

Brown’s former chief of staff, Elias “Ronnie” Simmons, and the charity’s president pleaded guilty after their federal indictments for misusing the charity’s funds, and testified against Brown.

Brown testified that she was left in the dark about the goings-on with One Door’s money, and blamed the theft on Simmons.

She was convicted in May on 18 of 22 charges.

Brown’s attorney was seeking probation in Monday’s sentencing.

28 Comments on 5 Years For Corrine Brown

  1. Truly mind blowing how deep the democrat’s ‘Team Black Dumb Asses’ bench is. Somewhere in the east a City Council lady decided bullet proof plexiglass is somehow offensive to blacks and is call for a ban. Maxine? It’s OK for you to step aside. I think we have your replacement.

  2. With appreciation to Joseph Wambaugh and THE BLACK MARBLE:

    “Janitor to Jacksonville, FL.—–Janitor to Jacksonville, FL.
    The American legal system is full of dog manure!”

    This thief steals over 1 million dollars and will stay a few years
    in a Federal play ground. When will we get honesty in the US Government
    system?

  3. Go gata gal gets locked up.
    Years ago, her district ran from Jacksonville to Orange County and my mom had her as her representative. We got redistributed into her revised district which now goes from Jacksonville to Tallahassee, now snaking along I10 instead of I4. Fortunately, she was beaten out in the primary by Al Lawson. Of course, Al will be able to keep getting elected. He is black and a democrat who will vote the party line, but at least he is far more intelligent and even intelligible.

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