Former Democratic Congresswoman Guilty On 18 Counts In Federal Corruption Trial - US Chronicle
Former Democratic Congresswoman Guilty On 18 Counts In Federal Corruption Trial
Former Democratic Congresswoman Corrine Brown has been found guilty in a federal court after it was discovered that she was a participant in a conspiracy to set up a fake charity that was used as a personal slush fund.
Brown was accused of funneling an estimated $800,000 through the charity that she had founded, One Door for Education Foundation, with much of it arriving in her personal bank accounts.
She submitted a claim of not guilty.
However, Brown was found guilty of 18 of the 22 charges, along with her chief of staff, Elias Simmons.
Former Democratic Congresswoman Guilty On 18 Counts In Federal Corruption Trial
Former Democratic Congresswoman Corrine Brown has been found guilty in a federal court after it was discovered that she was a participant in a conspiracy to set up a fake charity that was used as a personal slush fund.
Brown was accused of funneling an estimated $800,000 through the charity that she had founded, One Door for Education Foundation, with much of it arriving in her personal bank accounts.
She submitted a claim of not guilty.
However, Brown was found guilty of 18 of the 22 charges, along with her chief of staff, Elias Simmons.
