Lock her ass up if she's found guilty!!! I have no pity for thieves!!! On Tue, Feb 14, 2017 at 9:21 PM, 'Perplexed' via PoliticalForum < [email protected]> wrote:
> > She partied with <https://www.flickr.com/photos/corrinebrown/4537771695/> > Nancy Pelosi, traveled on Air Force > <http://www.tampabay.com/blogs/the-buzz-florida-politics/republicans-pounce-on-president-obamas-miami-fundraisers-for-dnc-patrick/2280185> > one next to President Obama > <http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/section/barack-obama>, and cast her > superdelegate > vote > <https://cdn3.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/6070545/Unpledged_as_of_1.21.16.0.pdf> > for Hillary Clinton > <http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/section/hillary-clinton>. But today > Corrine Brown is in federal court for stealing scholarship money from > school children. > > > The disgraced congresswoman must defend against charges that she funneled > hundreds of thousands of dollars from a non-profit charity, One Door for > Education, into her own pocket. If convicted on all 24 counts, she faces > 357 years in prison and $4.8 million in fines. > > > With her former chief of staff expected to testify against her, the > question's no longer whether or not she's guilty. It's why Democrat brass > would continually cozy up to a congresswoman who was so clearly corrupt? > > > From the beginning, Brown's been shrouded in controversy. Shortly after > she won election in 1992, the Federal Election Commission accused Brown of > violating numerous campaign finance laws. Most notably, she accepted > donations from foreign citizens and failed to report the use of a corporate > plane. And that's just the tip of the ethical iceberg. > > > A convenient rap sheet, put together last July by the Florida Times-Union > <http://jacksonville.com/news/metro/2016-07-08/story/corrine-brown-decades-drama>, > documents every allegation of wrongdoing brought against Brown during her > 27-year career. Hollywood couldn't have better scripted some of the > highlights. > > > In 1998, Brown cashed a $10,000 check from Rev. Henry Lyons, the disgraced > president of the National Baptist Convention who spent five years in > federal prison for fraud. The congresswoman said tthat she used the > unreported money to bus her supporters to an event. > > > In 2000, Brown battled back a House Ethics investigation into her efforts > to free imprisoned West African millionaire Foutanga Dit Babani Sissoko > from federal prison. She appealed to Attorney General Janet Reno for help, > asking her to spring Sissoko from prison. Though unsuccessful, Brown > received a new Lexus worth $50,000 for her trouble. > > > And in 2008, Brown took heat from the mayor of Jacksonville after she had > sandbags delivered by the city to protect her home from Tropical Storm Fay. > The congresswoman eventually pledged to pay the city $886. > > > But none of this dissuaded Democrats from palling around the Florida > woman. It's mind boggling that Brown not only fundraised with the president > but also enjoyed prominent perches on the Transportation and Veteran > Affairs Committees. > > -- > -- > 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. Register and vote in our polls. > * Read the latest breaking news, and more. > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "PoliticalForum" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- brine http://brineb.blogspot.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. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "PoliticalForum" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
