Former U.S. Rep. Corrine Brown sentenced to five years in prison
Source: The Florida Times-Union
Posted December 4, 2017 11:22 am | Updated 1 minute ago
By Christopher Hong Steve Patterson
‘Crime born out of entitlement and greed,’ judge says
Former U.S. Rep. Corrine Brown was sentenced Monday to five years in federal prison for fraud and tax crimes that included raising about $800,000 for a sham charity.
Brown’s longtime chief of staff, Ronnie Simmons, was sentenced to 48 months in prison, and the charity’s founder, One Door for Education President Carla Wiley, was sentenced to 21 months.
U.S. District Judge Timothy Corrigan said he believed Brown used her position in Congress to achieve an “admirable record of service.” However, he also said she abused the trust of that office in order carry out a criminal conspiracy. “This is a sad day for everyone,” Corrigan told Brown shortly after sentencing her. “I was impressed with all the outpouring of support for you, and I think it’s a tribute to all the work you’ve done over the years. That’s what makes this all the more tragic.”
In a long statement read before announcing the sentences, Corrigan said he believed Brown and Simmons shared an equal amount of culpability in the conspiracy, while Wiley shouldered the least amount.
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if you can't do the time. At their ages...doing that much time because of greed. It's not just Republicans who get greedy, money can make good people do bad things. All the things they're going to miss now while they're incarcerated. It's sad. 
