After a historic, nearly 25-year career representing the Jacksonville area in Congress, former U.S. Rep. Corrine Brown was found guilty Thursday of taking money from a charity that was promoted as a program giving scholarships to poor students.
The verdict came after prosecutors outlined a pattern of fraud by Brown, 70, and her top aide that included using hundreds of thousands of dollars from the One Door for Education Foundation for lavish parties, trips and shopping excursions. She was convicted of 18 of the 22 charges against her, including lying on her taxes and on her congressional financial disclosure forms.
