She should go to jail for that hair!!! On Sat, Jul 9, 2016 at 3:01 PM, Travis <[email protected]> wrote:
> > > DCG posted: "Brown better get on a private jet and rendezvous with Lynch > on a tarmac STAT. From Fox News: U.S. Rep. Corrine Brown of Florida and her > chief of staff have been charged with multiple fraud and other federal > offenses in a grand jury indictment unsealed " > Respond to this post by replying above this line > New post on *Fellowship of the Minds* > <http://fellowshipoftheminds.com/author/dcgere/> Rep. Corrine Brown > (demorat) indicted in fraud case over charity ‘slush fund’ > <http://fellowshipoftheminds.com/2016/07/09/rep-corrine-brown-demorat-indicted-in-fraud-case-over-charity-slush-fund/> > by > DCG <http://fellowshipoftheminds.com/author/dcgere/> > > Brown better get on a private jet and rendezvous with Lynch on a tarmac > STAT. > > [image: corrine brown] > <https://fellowshipofminds.files.wordpress.com/2016/07/corrine-brown.png> > > From Fox News > <http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2016/07/08/us-rep-corrine-brown-indicted-after-fraud-investigation.html>: > *U.S. Rep. Corrine Brown of Florida and her chief of staff have been > charged with multiple fraud and other federal offenses in a grand jury > indictment* unsealed Friday after *a federal investigation into a > fraudulent charity with ties to the congresswoman*. > > Brown, a 69-year-old *Democrat*, was to appear later Friday in > Jacksonville federal court on *charges of mail and wire fraud, > conspiracy, obstruction and filing of false tax returns*. *She has > represented a Jacksonville-based congressional district since 1993 and is > seeking re-election in a newly-redrawn district.* > > The indictment comes after an investigation into the charity One Door for > Education Foundation Inc., *which federal prosecutors say was purported > to give scholarships to poor students but instead filled the coffers of > Brown and her associates*. > > Also charged in the 24-count indictment was Elias "Ronnie" Simmons, 50, of > Laurel, Maryland, who has served as Brown's chief of staff since 1993. It > wasn't immediately clear from court records whether Brown and Simmons had > attorneys to represent them. > > *Earlier this year, One Door President Carla Wiley pleaded guilty to one > count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud after it as determined that she > had deposited $800,000 into the foundation's account over four years.* > Over that time, federal prosecutors say it gave one scholarship for $1,000 > and that Wiley transferred herself tens of thousands of dollars. > > *"Congresswoman Brown and her chief of staff are alleged to have used the > congresswoman's official position to solicit over $800,000 in donations to > a supposed charitable organization, only to use that organization as a > personal slush fund," Assistant* U.S. Attorney General Leslie Caldwell, > chief of the Justice Department's criminal division, said in a statement. > > *"Corruption erodes the public's trust in our entire system of > representative government," Caldwell added.* > > *The indictment says that Brown, Simmons and Wiley "used the vast > majority" of One Door donations for their personal and professional > benefit, including tens of thousands of dollars in cash deposits that > Simmons made to Brown's personal bank accounts.* > > According to the indictment, more than $200,000 in One Door funds were > used to pay for events hosted by Brown or held in her honor, including a > golf tournament, lavish receptions during an annual Washington conference > and the use of luxury boxes for a concert and an NFL game in the Washington > area. > > Documents previously obtained by The Associated Press from Orlando Mayor > Buddy Dyer's office show that he received an invitation bearing the seal of > the House of Representatives to a July 13, 2013 golf tournament called the > "Corrine Brown Invitational." It was sponsored by the One Door organization > and coincided with a freight and rail industry symposium in Jacksonville. > > Potential donors attending the tournament received letters from One Door > with Brown's signature and official House seal asking them to give from > $125 up to $20,000 to One Door, according to Wiley's plea agreement. > > The invitation said the donations would benefit a scholarship fund for the > Jacksonville chapter of the Conference of Minority Transportation > Officials, or COMTO, and other charities. *Authorities say none of the > charities received any of the money raised.* > > DCG > *DCG <http://fellowshipoftheminds.com/author/dcgere/>* | July 9, 2016 at > 7:30 am | Tags: Corrine Brown > <http://fellowshipoftheminds.com/?tag=corrine-brown>, Florida > <http://fellowshipoftheminds.com/?tag=florida>, One Door charity > <http://fellowshipoftheminds.com/?tag=one-door-charity> | Categories: > Congress <http://fellowshipoftheminds.com/?cat=4308>, crime > <http://fellowshipoftheminds.com/?cat=34945349>, Liberals/Democrats/Left > <http://fellowshipoftheminds.com/?cat=115894710>, United States > <http://fellowshipoftheminds.com/?cat=5850> | URL: http://wp.me/pKuKY-yRM > > Comment > <http://fellowshipoftheminds.com/2016/07/09/rep-corrine-brown-demorat-indicted-in-fraud-case-over-charity-slush-fund/#respond> > See all comments > <http://fellowshipoftheminds.com/2016/07/09/rep-corrine-brown-demorat-indicted-in-fraud-case-over-charity-slush-fund/#comments> > > Unsubscribe > <https://subscribe.wordpress.com/?key=1d26f3d2707c7345915d8b297361ecf7&email=bovinescatologists%40gmail.com&b=LahmvpY6RY4YA%5D%5Dzykt59KZOFnwRx%26-7%5DegdSyM%25R%2BQlF61%5DF%258> > to no longer receive posts from Fellowship of the Minds. > Change your email settings at Manage Subscriptions > <https://subscribe.wordpress.com/?key=1d26f3d2707c7345915d8b297361ecf7&email=bovinescatologists%40gmail.com>. > > > *Trouble clicking?* Copy and paste this URL into your browser: > > http://fellowshipoftheminds.com/2016/07/09/rep-corrine-brown-demorat-indicted-in-fraud-case-over-charity-slush-fund/ > Thanks for flying with WordPress.com <https://wordpress.com> > > > -- > -- > Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. > For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum > > * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ > * It's active and moderated. 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