Rep. Corrine Brown indicted for fraud over charity 'slush fund'

Even her hair is a deception

Jacksonville, Fla. -- Fortunately for Rep. Corrine Brown (D-Fla.) the media is too focused on the horrific police shootings in Dallas, to discuss her indictment over a charity "slush fund' with the coverage it deserves.

Brown, 69, and her chief of staff have been charged with multiple fraud and federal offenses in a grand jury indictment unsealed Friday after a federal investigation into a fraudulent charity with ties to the congresswoman.

Brown, a Democrat, has been in office since 1993 and is seeking re-election. If Hillary Clinton is an example of the type of character liberals tend to vote for, Brown should be a shoo-in, except perhaps she will have to work from prison.

The indictment was generated by the investigation of One Door for Education Foundation Inc., which prosecutors say was purported to give scholarships to poor students. As it turns out, the money has been going to line the pockets of Brown and her associates.

Brown and Elias "Scumcrumpet" Simmons, 50, of Laurel, Maryland, and Brown's chief of staff, were charged with a 24-count indictment. 

One Door President Carla Wiley pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud earlier this year, when it was found that she deposited $800,000 into the foundation's account over 4 years, but the foundation only gave one scholarship for $1,000 while wily Wiley transferred tens of thousands of dollars to herself.

Assistant U.S. Attorney General Leslie Caldwell, chief of the Department of Justice's criminal division said in a statement: "Congresswoman Brown and her chief of staff are alleged to have used the congresswoman's official position to solicit over $800,000 in donations to a supposed charitable organization, only to use that organization as a personal slush fund.

"Corruption erodes the public's trust in our entire system of representative government," Caldwell added, but left out the notion that this kind of corruption also makes the public wary of donating to actual worthwhile organizations in the future.

The indictment states that Brown, Simmons and Wiley "used the vast majority" of the donations for their personal benefit, including tens of thousands of dollars in cash deposits Simmons made to Brown's personal bank accounts.

The indictment says that over $200,000 in funds were used to pay for events hosted by the dirty congresswoman or held in her honor (which, when you think about it, is ironic as all get out). This included a golf tournament, expensive receptions during an annual Washington conference and luxury boxes for a concert and NFL game in which the Redskins probably lost again.

I hope she and her co-defendants get what they deserve: 3 hots and a cot.

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