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A.G. GancarskiAugust 22, 2016

We broke the story last week of Corrine Brown reporting under $25K cash on hand for her campaign, and we also got her to admit, in a profanity-peppered presser, that her campaign was underfunded, and her legal issues were contributing further to her financial malaise. Now, with the end almost near, Rep. Brown is taking to Blogspot with […]

A.G. GancarskiJuly 27, 2016

Rep. Corrine Brown, facing a federal trial on 23 counts related to fraud and tax evasion, seeks to have her trial pushed back to October. The filing in federal court Wednesday from attorney Bill Sheppard cites “77,000 pages of discovery that undersigned counsel is doing his best to review and digest.” Prosecution does not oppose the motion, […]

A.G. GancarskiJuly 27, 2016

As federal prosecutors and the media prepare for the upcoming trial of Congresswoman Corrine Brown regarding the allegedly fraudulent One Door for Education charity, more is becoming known about some of the mysterious people named in the 46-page indictment. One such person, identified as “Person C,” has been reported to be Monica Simmons Isom. Isom, reported First Coast News earlier […]

A.G. GancarskiJuly 26, 2016

A Tuesday status conference and status of counsel hearing in a Jacksonville court for Rep. Corrine Brown and Elias Simmons had little of the drama of the arraignment hearing earlier this month, which drew media from around the state and was picked up nationally and internationally. There was no entourage involving past and present members of Jacksonville City Council and […]

A.G. GancarskiJuly 13, 2016

On Friday, Rep. Corrine Brown and Chief of Staff Elias Simmons plead not guilty to 24 federal counts related to One Door for Education. The charity, which allegedly was used as a slush fund by Brown instead of actually benefiting education, has been reported on widely in the press, especially regarding transactions that involved money being taken […]

A.G. GancarskiJuly 8, 2016

“Due to House rules,” Congresswoman Corrine Brown said Friday, she is “temporarily stepping down as the ranking member of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs.” This statement, issued after a hearing Friday on 24 federal counts, was not something she hinted at during her contentious and truncated media availability. “I am innocent of the charges announced today, […]

A.G. GancarskiJuly 8, 2016

At 1 p.m. Friday, Corrine Brown began fighting for her political life in Federal Courtroom 5-D. The congresswoman from Florida’s 5th Congressional District, along with Chief of Staff Elias Simmons, face a combined 24 charges, enumerated in a 46-page indictment. They plead not guilty to all. Brown faces a possible 357 years in prison and $4.8 million fine […]

A.G. GancarskiJuly 8, 2016

At 1 p.m. Friday, in Federal Courtroom 5-D, the fight of Corrine Brown‘s political life begins. The congresswoman from the 5th Congressional District of Florida, along with Chief of Staff Elias Simmons, face 24 charges between them, enumerated in a 46-page indictment. Conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud is the first, related to the One Door […]

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