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Conviction overturned in Florida congresswoman’s fraud case The 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, in a 7-4 decision, ordered a new trial for Corrine Brown, who was convicted in 2017 on 18 felony counts related to an alleged charity scam.     In this May 5, 2017 photo, former U.S. Rep. Corrine Brown walks to the federal courthouse in Jacksonville, Fla. [ BOB SELF | AP ] By Jim Saunders Updated Yesterday TALLAHASSEE — A divided federal appeals court Thursday overturned the conviction of former Florida Congresswoman Corrine Brown on fraud and tax charges, ruling that a juror ...

stock.adobe.com Rep. Corrine Brown spent nearly 25 years in the U.S. House after serving in the Florida Legislature. A divided federal appeals court Thursday overturned the conviction of former Florida Congresswoman Corrine Brown on fraud and tax charges, ruling that a juror was improperly removed from her trial because he said the “Holy Spirit” told him Brown was not guilty. The 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, in a 7-4 decision, ordered a new trial for Brown, who was convicted in 2017 on 18 felony counts related to an alleged charity scam. Brown’s appeal focused on whether U.S. Dis...

25 Years Ago – 1996 Four Morton County and Mandan students have won the right to compete in the State Spelling Bee to be held April 1 at the Radisson Inn, Bismarck. Representing the county are Aaron Meberg, an eighth-grader from Hebron Public School, and Janet Stanton, a seventh-grader from New Salem Public School. Representing the city of Mandan are Lindsay Leingang, sixth-grader at St. Joseph School, and Jason Keller, a fifth-grader; at Christ the King School. The four were chosen from 82 students and 14 schools who competed March 2 in Mandan. University of Mary sophomore Cindy Leingan...

New judges from Florida seemed sympathetic to former Congresswoman's case.

Trump Judges Excuse Corporate Debt Collector’s Indirect Misrepresentations Under Federal Law: Confirmed Judges, Confirmed Fears People For the American Way Trump Judges Excuse Corporate Debt Collector’s Indirect Misrepresentations Under Federal Law: Confirmed Judges, Confirmed Fears News and Analysis Trump Eleventh Circuit judges Andrew Brasher and Robert Luck affirmed a grant of summary judgment against a consumer who contended that a corporate debt collector made indirect misrepresentations to him, in violation of the federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA). The January 2021 ...