Ex Florida Congresswoman Corrine Brown Sentenced to Five Years in Prison for Fraud

Sunshine State News ^ | December 4th 2017 | Allison Nielsen

[Jacquerie]

Corrine Brown, a former Florida congresswoman from Jacksonville, was sentenced to five years in prison for fraud and other charges related to a fake charity she used to put money in her own pocket while serving in Washington.

A federal judge sentenced Brown, 71, to five years in prison and she was ordered to turn herself in to federal authorities no later than Jan. 8.

First elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1993, Brown, a Democrat, served the Jacksonville area until 2017.

Brown was indicted on federal corruption charges in 2016 for stealing money from a fake charity organization, One Door For Education, which was created to give scholarships to poor children but instead was used as Brown and her friends’ personal slush fund.

Brown’s chief of staff Ronnie Simmons was also involved in the case and pleaded guilty to two counts of conspiracy and corruption felonies: conspiracy to commit fraud and theft of government funds.

Simmons testified against Brown as part of the plea deal. Brown, on the other hand, said she had no idea what was going on with the fake charity’s money and instead shifted the blame on to Simmons.

[a fool in paradise]

It was in the article so it wasn’t another Case Of The Missing D but Republicans seem to always be called out by party in the headlines.

I can’t even recall that last Republican congresscritter that went to prison. scooter Libby held no elected office. Neither did Dinesh Disouza

[Smellin Salt]

Beat me to it!!