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A.G. GancarskiAugust 1, 2017

Last week, the city of Jacksonville won a $222,000 default judgement against businesses belonging to the family of Jacksonville City Councilwoman Katrina Brown. This judgement was the culmination of a long-standing legal action against CoWealth LLC and Basic Products LLC, two shell companies of the Brown family that — back in 2011 — accepted roughly $600,000 […]

A.G. GancarskiJune 22, 2017

The city of Jacksonville has a message for two shell corporations for which Jacksonville City Councilwoman Katrina Brown is title manager. Pay us the $210,549.99 you owe us. And while you’re at it, tack on another $10,585.01 for interest, calculated back to June 2016, when the city of Jacksonville began to move toward litigation. An amended motion for […]

A.G. GancarskiJune 12, 2017

The fallout continues from a failed economic development agreement between the city of Jacksonville and “CoWealth” and “Basic Products, LLC“, family businesses of Councilwoman Katrina Brown. For both businesses, Councilwoman Brown — a member of the Council’s Finance Committee — is listed in SunBiz as the title manager. Back in 2011, the Browns, via “CoWealth” (one of […]

A.G. GancarskiApril 20, 2017

The ongoing legal battle between the city of Jacksonville and the family business of Councilwoman Katrina Brown was slated to continue Thursday in the Duval County Courthouse. However, the defendants failed to show. The issue Thursday: a “motion to strike” a response in the case from the councilwoman’s mother, which involves two Brown businesses — “CoWealth LLC” […]

A.G. GancarskiFebruary 10, 2017

The city of Jacksonville’s battle against the failing family businesses of a Jacksonville City Councilwoman was escalated this week. Jacksonville filed a suit Tuesday against CoWealth, LLC and Basic Products, LLC. in Florida’s 4th Circuit. [COJ v. Cowealth Complaint] Both limited liability corporations see Jacksonville City Councilwoman Katrina Brown, a member of the council’s Finance Committee, listed as a member-manager […]

A.G. GancarskiJanuary 30, 2017

Last week, Ameris Bank moved for a Summary Judgment against KJB Specialties, one of the troubled businesses associated with Councilwoman Katrina Brown (a member of the council’s Finance Committee.) Back in 2007, KJB Specialties borrowed $50,000 from Ameris Bank. Payments were made as agreed until March 2015, during the time when Councilwoman Brown was running for office. Brown, […]

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