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A.G. GancarskiDecember 22, 2017

A Change.Org petition seeks to remove the name of Corrine Brown from a regional transportation center in Gainesville. Brown, who is headed to prison for five years after being convicted on 18 felony counts in a fraud case this year, once represented Gainesville — and pushed for the appropriation for the center named after her. However, some […]

A.G. GancarskiDecember 22, 2017

Rontel Batie, a former Corrine Brown staffer who is now running to take back her seat in Florida’s 5th Congressional District, issued the first salvo of the 2018 Democratic primary campaign against the incumbent Thursday evening. That incumbent — Rep. Al Lawson, a moderate Democrat from Tallahassee — does not align with the priorities of the Congressional Black […]

A.G. GancarskiDecember 20, 2017

Former U.S. Rep. Corrine Brown was found guilty of 18 counts in the One Door for Education case. She faces a five-year prison stretch. Brown is asserting she should be free during the appeal process; however, Judge Timothy Corrigan sees it differently, declaring: “The law presumes that a person who stands convicted and sentenced will begin service of her […]

A.G. GancarskiDecember 19, 2017

Longevity runs in Corrine Brown‘s family, and that seems to be part of the calculus of a federal lien against the congresswoman-turned-felon. A lien notice totaling $664,292 was filed this weekend. There is good news, however; 20 years after the date of filing (December 2037), Brown is freed of the obligation. Corrine Brown was found guilty […]

A.G. GancarskiDecember 18, 2017

Corrine Brown had some of the most prominent people in the country writing on her behalf pre-sentencing, amidst dozens of letters of support asking for leniency. As well, prominent locals — including a former Jacksonville mayor, a sitting city councilwoman, and a prominent state senator — likewise appealed for a light sentence for Brown. The […]

A.G. GancarskiDecember 17, 2017

Federal prosecutors filed a motion Sunday opposing Corrine Brown‘s plea to be released on bond, pending appeal. Brown, sentenced to five years in prison, is expected to report to the Bureau of Prisons in January. Brown’s motion, per the feds, is “without merit and should be denied.” And while an appeal is pending, the feds believe […]

A.G. GancarskiDecember 4, 2017

Former U.S. Rep. Corrine Brown was sentenced to five years in prison on Monday, along with three years of supervised release, $62,650 to the IRS, $452,000 of additional restitution and $664,000 of forfeiture. But she shouldn’t be fitted for an orange jumpsuit just yet, according to Brown’s attorney, James Smith,. “This court does not have the last word concerning the Congresswoman’s […]

A.G. GancarskiDecember 4, 2017

The slogan of purported educational charity One Door for Education was “we make your educational dreams a reality.” On Monday, Corrine Brown and her co-conspirators in the years-long scheme got an education of her own about reality. That reality: a future of incarceration and reimbursement of those defrauded over the course of years on their […]

A.G. GancarskiDecember 4, 2017

Sentencing looms Monday morning for Corrine Brown and her two co-conspirators in the One Door for Education case. Brown, her former chief of staff Ronnie Simmons and the former CEO of the charity, Carla Wiley, almost certainly face prison time and restitution. Brown is looking at $1,179,459.25 in restitution and fines; she also could face up to nine years in […]

A.G. GancarskiNovember 16, 2017

Thursday saw Corrine Brown make her case for sentence leniency in Jacksonville’s federal courthouse, ahead of a Dec. 4 sentencing date. Brown, convicted of 18 felony counts in the One Door for Education fraud case this year, saw her co-conspirators turn on her in the trial; their “substantial cooperation” may earn them shorter prison stretches. Prosecutors insist on Brown […]

Tag: Corrine Brown

Petition seeks to remove Corrine Brown name from Gainesville transit center

Primary challenger questions Al Lawson fealty to Congressional Black Caucus

Lockdown ordered for Corrine Brown during appeal process

20-year lien dropped on Corrine Brown

Prominent Corrine Brown supporters fought for her before her sentencing

Feds want Corrine Brown locked up during appeal process

Corrine Brown lawyer: ‘This court does not have the last word’

Corrine Brown sentenced to 5 years in prison, will appeal sentence

Sentencing looms for Corrine Brown, but will justice be served?

Corrine Brown bids for ‘mercy & compassion’ in emotional sentencing hearing