BREAKING: Famous Dem Faces Prison Time After Guilty Verdict
- 7 years ago
BREAKING: Famous Dem Faces Prison Time After Guilty Verdict.
Corruption and a lack of ethics certainly seem more prevalent among Democrat officials considering the frequency of which they are accused and convicted of wrongdoing. Another Democrat in Florida is evidence of this.
Former Representative Corrine Brown (D-FL), 71, who served in the House from 1993 to 2017, was charged and convicted on numerous felony fraud and corruption charges, including filing false tax returns and mail and wire fraud. She faces between five and nine years in prison for her crimes, as First Coast News reported.
n May, Brown was convicted of 18 counts of 22 charges. In addition to filing fraudulent tax returns, she was involved with a fake charity, “One Door for Education,” who never filed for 501(c)(3) status, although it claimed to provide scholarships to “poor and underprivileged children seeking to become teachers.” Despite this, the charity collected over $800,000 in just four years, donating only $1,200 to scholarships. Much of the money came from Brown’s own supporters.
Brown and her co-conspirators, Carla Wiley and Ronnie Simmons, were involved in the illegal actions of the “charity.” Simmons reportedly removed $800 daily from the charity bank account, then deposited the funds into Brown’s personal accounts. Brown used the money for vacations, shopping, and other expenses. Prosecutors concluded that $330,000 in donations were used for lavish events in Brown’s honor, while $70,000 went straight in her own pocket. Wiley personally collected more than $100,000, and Simmons collected thousands more.
US District Judge, Timothy Corrigan, will not announce Brown’s sentence for the 18 convictions until December 4th. During the hearing held on Thursday, Brown and her legal team pleaded for a lenient sentence.
Corruption and a lack of ethics certainly seem more prevalent among Democrat officials considering the frequency of which they are accused and convicted of wrongdoing. Another Democrat in Florida is evidence of this.
Former Representative Corrine Brown (D-FL), 71, who served in the House from 1993 to 2017, was charged and convicted on numerous felony fraud and corruption charges, including filing false tax returns and mail and wire fraud. She faces between five and nine years in prison for her crimes, as First Coast News reported.
n May, Brown was convicted of 18 counts of 22 charges. In addition to filing fraudulent tax returns, she was involved with a fake charity, “One Door for Education,” who never filed for 501(c)(3) status, although it claimed to provide scholarships to “poor and underprivileged children seeking to become teachers.” Despite this, the charity collected over $800,000 in just four years, donating only $1,200 to scholarships. Much of the money came from Brown’s own supporters.
Brown and her co-conspirators, Carla Wiley and Ronnie Simmons, were involved in the illegal actions of the “charity.” Simmons reportedly removed $800 daily from the charity bank account, then deposited the funds into Brown’s personal accounts. Brown used the money for vacations, shopping, and other expenses. Prosecutors concluded that $330,000 in donations were used for lavish events in Brown’s honor, while $70,000 went straight in her own pocket. Wiley personally collected more than $100,000, and Simmons collected thousands more.
US District Judge, Timothy Corrigan, will not announce Brown’s sentence for the 18 convictions until December 4th. During the hearing held on Thursday, Brown and her legal team pleaded for a lenient sentence.