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Prosecutors: Ex-Congresswoman Ripped Off Own Charity To Fund Lavish Lifestyle
dailycaller.com ^ | 4/27/17 | Will Racke

Posted on 04/29/2017 6:19:30 AM PDT by ColdOne

Prosecutors in Florida say a former congresswoman took money from a charitable foundation for poor children and instead used it to pay for concert tickets and Beverly Hills shopping sprees.

Federal attorneys on Wednesday opened their case in the trial of Corrine Brown, who from 2013 to 2017 was the Democratic representative from Florida’s 5th congressional district. Brown stands accused of multiple fraud and conspiracy charges for allegedly funneling contributions from the scholarship charity she started, One Door for Education, to her personal bank accounts.

Between 2012 and 2016, Brown and two close associates raised more than $800,000, much of which they transferred to their

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To: ColdOne
In a similar story, this creep's peeps found him not guilty in his jury trial. He's been on the shady side for YEARS, and now he will be even bolder.

http://keranews.org/post/john-wiley-price-found-not-guilty-7-11-counts-federal-corruption-trial
21 posted on 04/29/2017 7:04:16 AM PDT by texas_mrs
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To: ColdOne
Well,for years I've said that the best places to learn how to be a crook were prison and law school.Looks like I'll have to add Congress to that list.
22 posted on 04/29/2017 7:18:52 AM PDT by Gay State Conservative (Deplorables' Lives Matter)
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To: wastoute

And her defense said she did not know how to use email. THere should be a test before they let these idiots run for practical knowledge and common norms.


23 posted on 04/29/2017 7:22:54 AM PDT by ThankYouFreeRepublic (Philippines, expat, taxes)
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To: ThankYouFreeRepublic
.....her defense said she did not know how to use email.....

So I guess she hired the crooked Awan clan to work her IT?

If so, her former constituents need to start worrying......

Of course Cong Brown NEVER warned her constituents they might have problems if the shady Awans got ahold of their SS nos and tax ID's.....needed by a Congressman to give assistance.

The crooked Awans could sell the numbers, cause financial havoc using those numbers.

Seems compromising Americans financial situations is of no concern to these crooks.

24 posted on 04/29/2017 7:36:02 AM PDT by Liz (Shutting down conservatives' free speech is a form of hate speech. samtheman)
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To: texas_mrs

The DOJ OIG needs to investigate the prosecution. During the trial, it appeared that the prosecution was trying to take a dive on the case. What isn’t clear is at what level in the DOJ the misconduct was occurring.


25 posted on 04/29/2017 8:35:25 AM PDT by PAR35
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To: ColdOne

There’s a reason it is called the Black Crook Caucus


26 posted on 04/29/2017 8:39:15 AM PDT by RightGeek (FUBO and the donkey you rode in on)
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To: Fresh Wind

27 posted on 04/29/2017 11:01:52 AM PDT by GnuThere
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