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A.G. GancarskiSeptember 12, 2016

At long last, a coherent defense strategy in the One Door for Education case — one that sees Rep. Corrine Brown and her chief of staff, Ronnie Simmons, as co-defendants — is taking shape. Brown and Simmons both — as has been amply documented — have had difficulties retaining counsel in their case, which involves 24 counts of allegations […]

A.G. GancarskiSeptember 7, 2016

The big reveal from Wednesday’s hearing for Corrine Brown included a new defense lawyer, and likely a new trial date. Despite the fact that Congresswoman Brown’s political career appears to be over, she and key exponents of her political machine still have a show to put on in federal court. To get there, however, hurdles have to be […]

A.G. GancarskiSeptember 7, 2016

There is a lot of uncertainty about the One Door for Education case, in which Rep. Corrine Brown and her chief of staff, Ronnie Simmons, are co-defendants. As of Wednesday afternoon, it is still uncertain whether or not Brown has a lawyer. That will be resolved, theoretically, by 3 p.m. And it is still uncertain when this case, which […]

A.G. GancarskiSeptember 7, 2016

The world of political influence is a small one, and a conflict in Congresswoman Corrine Brown‘s sphere was brought to light Wednesday in court. This particular conflict illustrated the intersection of Brown’s charitable and political endeavors, providing further evidence of the blurred lines between the two relative to the federal “One Door for Education” trial. […]

A.G. GancarskiSeptember 6, 2016

U.S. Rep. Corrine Brown and Ronnie Simmons, her chief of staff, will be at the federal courthouse in Jacksonville Wednesday for separate hearings regarding their counsel — or lack thereof — in the blockbuster One Door for Education case. Simmons’ lawyer, Anthony Suarez, may have a conflict that precludes him from representing Simmons. In a different matter, Suarez represented a prosecution […]

A.G. GancarskiSeptember 1, 2016

Whether it’s the tropical weather or the fact that his boss and co-defendant is slated to have a hearing on her own situation with counsel, the hearing scheduled for Elias “Ronnie” Simmons (chief of staff for Rep. Corrine Brown) has been pushed back from Thursday to Sept. 7. Brown’s hearing, regarding her own lack of counsel and […]

A.G. GancarskiAugust 31, 2016

As Rep. Corrine Brown prepares for her life after elected office, a role she’s been in since 1982, she offered meditations in a blog post Wednesday. Brown, who lost her primary in the reconfigured 5th Congressional District by nine points, framed the electoral loss not as a “defeat,” but a “setback.” Brown was not able to completely […]

A.G. GancarskiAugust 24, 2016

Will Ronnie Simmons have to get a new lawyer in his One Door for Education trial? In the trial of Simmons, the chief of staff for Corrine Brown and co-defendant, a potential conflict has emerged regarding Simmons’ representation. In a filing Tuesday afternoon, prosecutors noted that Anthony Suarez, who emerged as Simmons’ lawyer on Aug. 23, had represented […]

A.G. GancarskiAugust 23, 2016

On Tuesday, Corrine Brown faced an increasingly familiar problem in her federal case. What to do now that another legal team decided to separate from her, as her third set of lawyers did last week? As it turns out, another continuance — to the November trial term — was granted. And her lawyers were, in fact, […]

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 […]

Tag: One Door for Education

Coherence emerges in Corrine Brown’s defense strategy?

James Smith is latest Corrine Brown lawyer; trial likely delayed until 2017

Ronnie Simmons’ lawyer sees ‘some weak spots’ in One Door for Education prosecution

Corrine Brown COS disregards counsel conflict, retains Anthony Suarez

Two counsel hearings loom Wednesday in Corrine Brown One Door for Education case

Corrine Brown chief of staff’s hearing on his legal counsel pushed back to Sept. 7

Corrine Brown after loss: ‘You know they’ve been after me for years’

Lawyer trouble looms for Corrine Brown chief of staff

Judge extends Corrine Brown fraud case to Nov., allows lawyers to withdraw

Running on empty: send money now, says Corrine Brown