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A Gainesville city committee will decide how to handle the renaming of the Corrine Brown Transit Facility.
Read More »Gainesville Leaders Holding Off On Removing Corrine Brown’s Name From RTS Facility
Ex-US Rep Brown Get 5 Years In Prison For Fraud
A federal judge in Florida has sentenced former U.S. Rep. Corrine Brown to five years in prison, followed by three years of probation.
Read More »After Her Conviction, Will City Commissioners Rename The Corrine Brown Transit Facility?
Gainesville city commissioners could consider renaming the Corrine Brown Transit Facility, RTS' headquarters, after a jury last week found the former congresswoman guilty on multiple federal charges.
Read More »Ex-Congresswoman Corrine Brown Found Guilty Of Taking Money From Sham Charity
Former U.S. Rep. Corrine Brown was found guilty of taking money from a charity that was purported to be giving scholarships to poor students.
Read More »Former Corrine Brown Chief Of Staff Pleads Guilty In Fraud Case
Elias “Ronnie” Simmons, a former chief of staff to former Rep. Corrine Brown, pleaded guilty Wednesday to his involvement in the conspiracy and fraud scheme involving a fake scholarship charity.
Read More »2016 Roundup: Kind of Weird, Huh?
In 2016, Donald Trump was elected to the White House. The Cubs won the World Series. And Bob Dylan was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature. In other words, it was the kind of year that seemed designed to make Florida news look normal.
Read More »Indicted Member Of Congress Loses Re-Election Bid
U.S. Rep. Corrine Brown has lost her battle to remain in office amid a criminal indictment and a revamped district that includes thousands of new voters.
Read More »Paul Ryan, Wasserman Schultz To Test Anti-Establishment Mood
House Speaker Paul Ryan and Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz are about to test voters’ anti-establishment mood, first hand. In an election year in which supporters of both parties are seething against Washington, 15 states from Florida to Arizona have yet to vote in House primaries. They include challenges against Ryan, …
Read More »After Nov. 8, Changes Are Coming To Gainesville Congressional Districts
Florida will toss the “pie-slice” system after the state courts ruled the boundaries of U.S. House districts and Florida state senate districts didn’t meet the standards of the “Fair Districts Amendment.”
Read More »Indicted U.S. Rep Brown Claims Persecution By US Prosecutors
Corrine Brown and her chief of staff pleaded not guilty after being indicted last week.
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