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Former Democratic Rep. Corrine "Go Gata" Brown convicted of fraud scheme

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Washington (CNN)A former member of Congress was found guilty Thursday on federal charges related to a fake education charity.


Former Rep. Corrine Brown, who represented Florida as a Democrat, was convicted in Jacksonville, Florida, on 18 counts, according to the Justice Department.
Charges against Brown, 70, included conspiracy involving the fraudulent scholarship charity, filing false tax returns and concealing income on congressional disclosure forms.
The Justice Department said Brown and two co-conspirators solicited more than $800,000 in donations for the One Door for Education -- Amy Anderson Scholarship Fund between 2012 and 2016, frequently from individuals and companies Brown knew through her congressional position. One Door was not a registered nonprofit and most of the money went to their own pockets or was spent on lavish events in Brown's honor, DOJ said.

Elias "Ronnie" Simmons, Brown's former chief of staff, and Carla Wiley, the One Door president, both pleaded guilty previously, in February of this year and March 2016, respectively.
The group was indicted in 2016, and Brown stepped down from her congressional leadership post -- though not her congressional seat -- after the charges were announced.
While facing the indictment Brown ran for re-election, but was defeated in her primary last year.
A sentencing date has not been set.
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Now let's hear you say "Go Gata"!
 
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Re: Former Democratic Rep. Corrine "Go Gata" Brown convicted of fraud scheme

Its a start.

Anybody got an educated guess as to sentencing? Is this serious jail time, minimal jail, or slap on the wrist with community service/probation type stuff?
 
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Go Directly to Jail Gata, Do Not Pass Go, Gata
 
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Re: Former Democratic Rep. Corrine "Go Gata" Brown convicted of fraud scheme

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The fact that she was a part of the leadership of our country is embarrassing. I would seriously question whether she is competent to work at a McDonald's. She's literally a dumb human being.
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Calling her dumb, is offensive to those that truly are dumb. She's idiotic.
 
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Re: Former Democratic Rep. Corrine "Go Gata" Brown convicted of fraud scheme

And politicians think that the voters trust them to do the right thing. What is sad about her is how she ever got elected in the first place, and re-elected. I do recall how happy I was that she was not a Bama fan when her little speech went viral.

How many more like her have never been caught? Drain the Swamp
 
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Re: Former Democratic Rep. Corrine "Go Gata" Brown convicted of fraud scheme

Typical of all Florida fans, Baz. :wink:
 
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Re: Former Democratic Rep. Corrine "Go Gata" Brown convicted of fraud scheme

Come on sheeple!! Open your minds and look at this from a cultural difference perspective.
 
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