‘A personal slush fund’: The charges against Florida congresswoman Corrine Brown, explained

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Washington Post:

Amber Phillips

July 8 2016

 

 

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.

 

The indictment could shake up her reelection campaign, where she's in one of the toughest primary fights of her two-decade political career in a newly redrawn district. Here's what we know so far:

 

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Hmmmm democrat politician with a huge "charity" slush fund..... where have I heard that before...