Brown, 69, of Jacksonville, and her chief of staff, Elias “Ronnie” Simmons, 50, were charged last week with participating in a conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud, multiple counts of mail and wire fraud, concealing material facts on required financial disclosure forms, theft of government property, obstruction of the due administration of internal revenue laws and filing false tax returns, according to a news release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office.
Both pleaded not guilty to the charges Friday in federal court.
Brown likened her situation to the recent police shooting deaths of two black men in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and St. Paul, Minnesota, and the deaths of five Dallas police officers during a protest march Thursday night.
“Last week was very rough,” Brown wrote. “Two black men were needlessly gunned down by police; five Dallas police officers were slain by a demented man; and on Friday I had to appear in federal court.”
Calling the indictment “very scary,” Brown said her “spirit remains unbroken.”
“My conscience is clear because I’m innocent,” she wrote. “I’m not the first black elected official to be persecuted, and, sad to say, I won’t be the last.”
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19 comments:
She's to dumb to be indicted.
She's just a criminal like all democrats. They are great at crime. Like a good party comrade!
6:42 - and too ugly!
They sure are!
Up goes the Black shield. This person is despicable.
No intent to steal. Right Hildabeast
What is wrong with people in Jacksonville?
You weren't indicted because you're black, or a woman or a Democrat. You were indicted because there was a problem with your behavior and evidence to support it. It's the law. Remember the law?
And if you're guilty, you can join other scumbag ex-politicians who thought that they wouldn't get caught at taking from the people you represent, the people who pay your salary, and the people who elected you. There's no shortage of those scumbags, and, remarkably, many of them are female, black, and Democrats, but that's only coincidence, right?
More "I'm a poor black victim" speeches given before the verdict is in. This sort of self-serving rhetoric from another person in power is pathetic and out of place.
You cowards dislike anything of color. She is entitled to her opinion just like u.
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Spot on!
I agree. She only stole from black kids and their college funds and probably ruined a few futures but didn't kill anyone.
She can tell her sad story to her cell mates they will have all day long to listen.
9:00 PM - No, it's just that many are amazed at how many people screw the public, get caught at it, then play a race card.
Truly a legend in her own mind!
Nice job Jacksonville voters!
4:19,amen to that!
Just like 90% of her constituents & the rest of your elected officials. Why wasn't there a sweep. Bet the yes sir & no Ma'am s are safe.
I am going to say it again my dead aunt has come back from the dead as a black woman and got herself elected to congress!!! She's just as ugly now as she was before.
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