BREAKING: Former Democrat Congresswoman Corrine Brown found GUILTY of federal corruption charges

by The Right Scoop

Former Democratic Congresswoman Corrine Brown, who was in Congress for 22 years, has been found guilty 18 federal corruption charges:

Here was what the former Congresswoman was being prosecuted for and the list is loooong, and she’s guilty of 18 of them:

FIRST COAST NEWS – Brown is facing 22 counts of a 24-count indictment handed down in July of last year.

Count 1 is a conspiring to commit mail and wire fraud charge.

Counts 2 through 8 are aiding and abetting mail fraud charges.

Counts 9 through 17 are aiding and abetting wire fraud charges.

Counts 1 through 17 are related to Brown’s affilation with a fake charity, One Door For Education.

The prosecution says raised $833,000 for the fund from 2012 – 2015 and used that money as a personal slush fund.

Her defense argues she raised money for the charity while asking for other funds and did not know it was a fake charity. She also says she didn’t know her chief of staff was putting thousands into her account and taking well over $100,000 for himself. $330,000 were used to fund events like receptions, tickets to see Beyonce and an NFL game and a golf tournament.

The ‘charity’ only gave $1,200 to students in the time she was raising money. Her defense argues she used the vast majority of the money to try and raise scholarships, even though she was unsuccessful and pointed out that nowhere in One Door’s mission did it state the fund’s sole goal was to hand out scholarships.

Brown is not charged with count 18 – her chief of staff faced that charge before accepting a plea deal in February.

Count 19 is an engaging in a scheme to hide facts charge.

This charge relates to her financial disclosure forms she’s required to file as a member of congress each year by law. The prosecution says she lied about her amount of income. The defense argues she was just sloppy with her bookkeeping.

Brown is not charged with count 20 – her chief of staff faced that charge before accepting a plea deal in February.

Count 21 is a corruptly endeavoring to abstruct and impede IRS laws filing her tax returns for tax years 2008 – 2014 charge.

Count 22 is a charge alleging filing false U.S. individual income tax returns in 2012.

Count 23 is a charge alleging filing false U.S. individual income tax returns in 2013.

Count 24 is a charge alleging filing false U.S. individual income tax returns in 2014.

With all those charges, especially the conspiracy charge, I think she’ll be headed to the federal pen for at least several years. I’ll let you know when more when the sentencing is announced.


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