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A.G. GancarskiJuly 10, 2016

Rep. Corrine Brown may not have wanted to talk to the media Friday, but that didn’t keep her from taking to her campaign blog on Sunday. “Last week was very rough,” said the Democrat representing Florida’s 5th Congressional District. From there, Brown went on to equate her arraignment with the national tragedies of the last week. “Two black […]

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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Corrine Brown: ‘Last week was very rough’

Corrine Brown, chief of staff plead not guilty to fraud charges

Corrine Brown, chief of staff indicted