Corrine Brown

Corrine Brown
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Florida
In office
January 3, 1993 – January 3, 2017
Preceded byRedistricted
Succeeded byAl Lawson
Constituency3rd district (1993–2013)
5th district (2013–2017)
Member of the Florida House of Representatives
from the 17th district
In office
November 8, 1982 – November 3, 1992
Preceded byRedistricted
Succeeded byRedistricted
Personal details
Born (1946-11-11) November 11, 1946 (age 77)
Jacksonville, Florida, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Children1 daughter
EducationFlorida A&M University (BS, MA)
University of Florida (EdS)

Corrine Brown (born November 11, 1946) is an American former politician who served as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Florida from 1993 to 2017. She is a member of the Democratic Party. After a court-ordered redistricting significantly changed her district and a federal felony conviction for corruption, Brown was defeated in the 2016 Democratic primary by Al Lawson, who went on to win Brown's former seat.[1][2]

On December 4, 2017, she was sentenced to five years in prison and ordered to pay restitution for fraud.[3] Her conviction was later overturned on appeal and the court ordered she be retried on the charges.[4] On May 17, 2022, she pleaded guilty on the charges to avoid a second trial.[5] Former Congresswoman Brown was sentenced to the time that she had already served in the custody of the Federal Bureau of Prisons, specifically two years, eight months, and nine days. Brown was also ordered to pay $62,650.99 in restitution to the Internal Revenue Service.[6]

  1. ^ "Corrine Brown loses re-election to Al Lawson". Orlando Sentinel. August 30, 2016. Retrieved December 23, 2017.
  2. ^ Schneider, Elena (August 30, 2016). "Rep. Corrine Brown loses primary". Politico. Retrieved December 23, 2017.
  3. ^ "Ex-Florida Democratic Rep. Corrine Brown sentenced for mail, wire and tax fraud involving sham charity". Fox News. December 4, 2017. Retrieved January 7, 2020.
  4. ^ "Appeals court vacates former U.S. Rep Corrine Brown's Convictions". WJXT. May 6, 2021.
  5. ^ "Former Congresswoman Pleads Guilty on Fraud Charges". Florida Sun Sentinel. May 17, 2022.
  6. ^ "Former Congresswoman Corrine Brown Pleads Guilty To Corrupt Obstruction Of The Administration Of The Internal Revenue Laws". Department ofJustice. May 19, 2022.

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