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MACS Offline
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http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/05/11/527943688/former-u-s-rep-corrine-brown-convicted-of-stealing-from-phony-charity

Former U.S. Rep. Corrine Brown has been found guilty of siphoning hundreds of thousands of dollars from a charity that she and her chief of staff had passed off as a scholarship service for students. The Florida Democrat had faced 22 counts ranging from conspiracy to tax fraud; she was convicted of 18.

Of the more than $800,000 she and Elias "Ronnie" Simmons raised for One Door for Education, member station WJCT reports that just $1,200 actually went where they told donors it would: students' education. In roughly five years, prosecutors say, the charity distributed just two scholarships.

Prosecutors alleged — and on Thursday, the jury agreed — that Brown and Simmons pocketed the rest of the funds, using them for lavish events such as a golf tournament and luxury boxes for an NFL game and a Beyonce concert.
elRopo Offline
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I'm SHOCKED!
DrafterX Offline
#3 Posted:
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Those Bassards..!! Mad
rfenst Offline
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She's from the district next to mine. Glad they finally shut her down. Can you say prison for life?
delta1 Offline
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Hope she gets a long prison term...there were plenty of political corruption scandals in small cities of the southeast part of Los Angeles where I lived before moving here...some GOP but many Dems...most got prison time...
MACS Offline
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rfenst wrote:
She's from the district next to mine. Glad they finally shut her down. Can you say prison for life?


We gon' be neighbors if all goes according to plan. I'm wanting to move to the Jacksonville area when I retire in 7 years.

Or thereabout, anyway...
rfenst Offline
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MACS wrote:
We gon' be neighbors if all goes according to plan. I'm wanting to move to the Jacksonville area when I retire in 7 years.

Or thereabout, anyway...


We will celebrate with a herf in your honor!!!
JadeRose Offline
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Democrat = Republican = Criminal.


We need another revolution
ZRX1200 Offline
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^ I'll get the guns, you get the peanut butter
delta1 Offline
#10 Posted:
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careful guys...you are awfully close to crossing the line...
MACS Offline
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delta1 wrote:
careful guys...you are awfully close to crossing the line...


Wouldn't have been a problem when Obammy was in office... now they might get nuked.
Gene363 Offline
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JadeRose wrote:
Democrat = Republican = Criminal.


We need another revolution


Shall I start building a guillotine?
Speyside Offline
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Nah, let them eat cake.
frankj1 Offline
#14 Posted:
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makes me realize LeHockeyDad is MIA
bs_kwaj Offline
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Was this Trump's fault... or Obama's?

Is it too late to blame Bush?


Beer
Mr. Jones Offline
#16 Posted:
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Just out of curiosity:

What are "ETHNICITY" of Corrine and Elias?
Mr. Jones Offline
#17 Posted:
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#14 ^^^

Hockeydad was "disappeared" by the
"FRENCH ANTI-disparity LEAGUE"
tonygraz Offline
#18 Posted:
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Didn't Trump do the same thing with his "charity" ? Where's that outrage ? And what about the checks he got for his current job that he wasn't going to take ?
It's almost always the little guys that go to jail.
delta1 Offline
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Yep, The Trump Foundation is being investigated by the NY AG...and a respected charity scoring agency, Charity Navigator, has issued a concern advisory...


...and ask all the grads of Trump University how happy they are with their degrees...
HockeyDad Offline
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DrafterX Offline
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HockeyDad..!! Laugh
Hillbillyjosh770 Offline
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Come on people. They grew tired of her so the booted her out of the Circle of Trust. Some are Killed, some are exposed,
It's what they call a win win.
MACS Offline
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delta1 wrote:
Yep, The Trump Foundation is being investigated by the NY AG...and a respected charity scoring agency, Charity Navigator, has issued a concern advisory...


...and ask all the grads of Trump University how happy they are with their degrees...


There is a difference, as you well know, between being investigated and being convicted. When Trump gets convicted, I will muster up sufficient outrage.
DrafterX Offline
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Can you be convicted for talking to a Russian. .?? Huh
frankj1 Offline
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DrafterX wrote:
Can you be convicted for talking to a Russian. .?? Huh

just for lying about it
frankj1 Offline
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MACS wrote:
There is a difference, as you well know, between being investigated and being convicted. When Trump gets convicted, I will muster up sufficient outrage.

if only I had a million dollars for every time I read that here about Hillary, I'd still be broke
ZRX1200 Offline
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What LAW has Cheeto broken?
MACS Offline
#28 Posted:
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frankj1 wrote:
if only I had a million dollars for every time I read that here about Hillary, I'd still be broke


Yeah, but the evidence was there for a conviction on Hillary... they chose not to pursue it. Just like slick willie's perjury. The entire free world knows he lied under oath while he was the president.

We both know neither side holds the moral high ground when it comes to their conduct. I think we both also realize that neither side is really looking out for us anymore, at this point. It's a damn shame they have us arguing over silly sh*t while they line their pockets and laugh at us dupes.
frankj1 Offline
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MACS wrote:
Yeah, but the evidence was there for a conviction on Hillary... they chose not to pursue it. Just like slick willie's perjury. The entire free world knows he lied under oath while he was the president.

We both know neither side holds the moral high ground when it comes to their conduct. I think we both also realize that neither side is really looking out for us anymore, at this point. It's a damn shame they have us arguing over silly sh*t while they line their pockets and laugh at us dupes.

true...we all just have a hard time admitting that the side representing our political views is equally rotten
frankj1 Offline
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ZRX1200 wrote:
What LAW has Cheeto broken?

same one that Hill was charged with...violating the public trust and creating enough smoke so as to make their opponents assume fire.
DrafterX Offline
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Not a crime...Not talking
DrafterX Offline
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Tell Mrs Frank Happy Mothers Day. .!! Laugh
frankj1 Offline
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DrafterX wrote:
Tell Mrs Frank Happy Mothers Day. .!! Laugh

you old softie, I will!

We still tell people about your amazing thoughtfulness.
DrafterX Offline
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Drunk and benevolent. .. it happens alot... Laugh
frankj1 Offline
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I did as you requested, she smiled...bigly!
DrafterX Offline
#36 Posted:
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Laugh
delta1 Offline
#37 Posted:
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It's the American way to say "we must grant the accused the presumption of innocence", especially if it is someone we like/agree with; while believing some people who we don't like or don't agree with or believe are different from us (insert your favorite personal rationale here) are guilty before being convicted...

Lock them up!!!!
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