JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Former U.S. Rep. Corrine Brown is seeking a new trial after a federal jury found her guilty of using a purported charity for poor children as a personal slush fund.
The Florida Times-Union reports attorneys for Brown filed a motion Thursday requesting a new trial. They argued the former congresswoman’s chief aide was behind the scheme to use the charity’s funds for lavish parties and other personal expenses.
Brown’s attorney, James Smith III, also argues prosecutors failed to prove Brown was aware of misdeeds by her former chief of staff.
Jurors found Brown guilty last month of 18 counts associated with taking money raised for the One Door for Education Foundation and lying on her taxes and congressional financial disclosure forms.
Brown’s sentencing has not been scheduled.
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Information from: The (Jacksonville) Florida Times-Union, http://www.jacksonville.com
Hey, maybe she can get a job at the Eric Trump Foundation.
I don’t know why this is even newsworthy. These motions are filed in about 100% of convictions, and denied about 100% of the time.
It’s kind of like reporting that the defendant continues to assert her innocence. What a shock!
She will change her name to trump and bleach her skin, and everyone will wonder what the fuss was.
Doesn’t she know the script for this?
It goes strong denials, half-hearted denials, tearful admission, revelation of a deeply personal issue like drug or gambling addiction, sequestration at an expensive rehab clinic (extra points if this rehab is known for hosting celebrities), “find Jesus,” “reconnect with your family” then throw yourself on the mercy of the court.
That’s assuming, of course, that you’re guilty, and there’s ample proof – and at this point I am assuming she is, and there is.
In which case she’s just digging herself a deeper hole. And you know what? That’s fine, seems like she probably deserves a pretty deep hole.
Proves ‘Fair & Balanced.’
Even TPM gets sucked into that vortex on occasion.