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A.G. GancarskiAugust 16, 2016

On Tuesday, Rep. Corrine Brown and her chief of staff, Ronnie Simmons, had a status of counsel hearing regarding their One Door for Education case. One of the two has counsel. And the other failed to appear initially, causing confusion among court officers and the faithful press, though his new lawyer filed a notice of appearance after 4:00 on Tuesday. […]

A.G. GancarskiAugust 9, 2016

In the most high-profile current trial of any indicted Jacksonville politician, Congresswoman Corrine Brown and her chief of staff, Ronnie Simmons, appeared at the federal courthouse Tuesday for a status conference ahead of what is expected to be a trial starting in October. The main news coming out of the event was that Tampa lawyer Greg Kehoe would immediately replace Bill Sheppard […]

A.G. GancarskiAugust 9, 2016

The circus of the Corrine Brown trial resumes Tuesday at the federal courthouse in downtown Jacksonville, with a status conference set for 3 p.m. In the balance: which attorney(s) will represent her through the duration of her federal trial on 22 counts related to the One Door for Education charity, as the Florida Times-Union reports. Brown, being tried in […]

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, […]

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