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[quote=Anonymous]She is innocent until proven guilty, but if the charges are true, this is obscene.  
Glad to see this indictment is moving forward.

[quote]A longtime Democratic congresswoman from Florida was indicted Friday on charges she and her chief of staff allegedly set up a fake nonprofit they used as their "personal slush fund."

The 24-count indictment is a stunning piece of news, though not wholly unexpected — she was mysteriously served a subpoena in January while eating at a Jacksonville barbecue restaurant, there was already a federal investigation into the nonprofit in question, and the House Ethics Committee had set up an investigation related to her campaign finance and commercial dealings as well.

Neither Brown nor her staff has commented on the charges. She is scheduled to appear in court Friday.

What the indictment says: The indictment alleges that she and her chief of staff, Elias "Ronnie" Simmons, set up a college scholarship fund in Virginia, raised more than $800,000 for it, and proceeded to spend a vast majority of the money on themselves "for personal and professional benefit."

Federal authorities allege they bought luxury boxes at concerts and football games in the D.C. area and that the nonprofit, One Door for Education, only handed out two scholarships worth $1,200. Federal authorities also say One Door was not properly registered as a nonprofit. The head of the nonprofit pleaded guilty in March to wire fraud.[/quote]

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2016/07/08/a-personal-slush-fund-the-charges-against-florida-congresswoman-corrine-brown-explained/?hpid=hp_hp-more-top-stories-2_fix-brown-315pm%3Ahomepage%2Fstory[/quote]

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