Ex-Congresswoman Corinne Brown Convicted on 18 Counts of Mail Fraud

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“The public deserves honesty and transparency in its elected officials and servants,” Assistant U.S. Attorney A. Tysen Duva wrote in a separate sentencing memo that was also filed with U.S. District Judge Timothy Corrigan ahead of sentencing hearings next week. One Door for Education received about $800,000 in donations, mostly from Brown supporters, but spent very little on charitable projects like scholarships and donations to other groups doing good work. Instead, a lot was spent on receptions and similar events revolving around Brown. Jurors at Brown’s trial were told cash that was withdrawn from One Door’s bank account was often deposited into Brown’s accounts by Simmons, and that both Simmons and Wiley had taken money from One Door for their own bills.

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