Democrat faces 24-count indictment and 300 years in prison [VIDEO]

10 Jul, 2016 by Frank Lea

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In striking, but not surprising news, a 69 year-old democrat was indicted on 24-counts. US Rep. Corrine Brown pleaded not guilty to the numerous fraud charges surrounding the alleged crimes of her possibly phony charity that paid for things like Beyonce Tickets and vacations to the Bahamas.

From News Ninja:

AP – According to the indictment, more than $200,000 in One Door funds were used to pay for events hosted by Brown or held in her honor, including a golf tournament, lavish receptions during an annual Washington conference and the use of luxury boxes for a Beyonce concert and an NFL game between the Washington Redskins and Jacksonville Jaguars.

One Door money was also used for such things are repairs to Brown’s car and vacations to locations such as the Bahamas, Miami Beach and Los Angeles. In addition, House of Representatives money was used to pay a “close family member” of Simmons identified as “Person C” more than $735,000 between 2001 and 2016 for a job in Brown’s office that involved little or no work, according to the indictment. Simmons allegedly benefited from some of that money.

“Our office is committed to ferreting out and prosecuting all forms of corruption and fraud, regardless of who the offender is,” said U.S. Attorney A. Lee Bentley. “In our nation, no one is above the law.”