Former Florida congresswoman sentenced to five years for fraud

By Bernie Woodall
ReutersDecember 4, 2017

Florida congresswoman Corrine Brown speaks during a public rally to honor the memory of Trayvon Martin in Sanford, Florida
FILE PHOTO: Florida congresswoman Corrine Brown speaks during a public rally to honor the memory of Trayvon Martin, at Fort Mellon Park in Sanford, Florida, U.S. March 22, 2012. REUTERS/Octavian Cantilli/File Photo -
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By Bernie Woodall

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (Reuters) - Former U.S. Representative Corrine Brown of Florida was sentenced on Monday to five years in prison for her role in helping raise more than $800,000 for a bogus charity that was used as a slush fund, federal court officials said.

Brown, 71, was convicted in May on 18 counts of participating in a conspiracy involving a fraudulent education charity, concealing material facts required on financial disclosure forms and filing false tax returns. https://www.yahoo.com/news/former-u-rep-brown-florida-sentenced-five-years-171614929.html