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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 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, 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 […]

A.G. GancarskiJuly 7, 2016

The re-election campaign of Rep. Corrine Brown will face a new complication, as an indictment looms for her regarding the “One Door for Education“ charity. Documents, reports Action News Jax and other sources, will be served to Brown, with a news conference pending Friday on the matter. The head of One Door for Education, Carla Wiley, […]

A.G. GancarskiMay 13, 2016

Florida Sen. Audrey Gibson raised no money for her District 6 re-election campaign in April. The Jacksonville Democrat likewise raised no money in February or March. Why has Gibson has stopped fundraising? In December and January, Gibson had been fundraising, bringing in over $14,000 in those two months. Since then, however, there has been nothing. Whether the […]

A.G. GancarskiMay 11, 2016

One would expect One Door for Education, the fraudulent charity associated with Rep. Corrine Brown, to factor heavily in the Democratic primary in the newly drawn Congressional District 5. One would be wrong, however. On Tuesday, the court granted “an indefinite continuance of the sentencing” of Carla Wiley, previously set for June 13. The prosecution advised […]

A.G. GancarskiMay 5, 2016

Is this the endgame for Mincy Pollock? Action News Jax reported Wednesday that the former City Council candidate-turned Corrine Brown employee is accused of money laundering and is being investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation. “Pollock is being accused of laundering money through a bogus charity closely tied to Brown. Those accusations are coming from Pollock’s former business […]

Melissa RossApril 5, 2016

Two potential heirs to the much-discussed 5th Congressional District long held by U.S. Rep. Corrine Brown have confirmed they are sizing up the seat should it become available. “Absolutely,” said state Rep. Mia Jones, one of four veteran Jacksonville politicians seen as a viable contender to run in Brown’s stead. The others are former Jax Mayor […]

A.G. GancarskiMarch 4, 2016

Corrine Brown looks to be in deep trouble. Or at least “Person A” is. The Florida Times-Union has been leading on the story of Person A’s latest imbroglio … which could be a career killer. “Person A,” a public official all but identified as Brown, used her “official position” to “solicit contributions” to the until-very-recently […]

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