28 Facts About Corrine Brown

Corrine Brown was born on November 11,1946 and is an American former politician and convicted felon who served as a member of the US House of Representatives from Florida from 1993 to 2017.

Corrine Brown's conviction was later overturned on appeal and the court ordered she be retried on the charges.

Former Congresswoman Corrine 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.

Corrine Brown was ordered to pay $62,650.99 in restitution to the Internal Revenue Service.

Corrine Brown faced several candidates in the 1992 Democratic primary, but the strongest opponent to emerge was Andy Johnson, a white talk radio host from Jacksonville.

Corrine Brown defeated Johnson in the primary and in a two-candidate runoff, and went on to win the general election in November 1992.

Corrine Brown railed against the change, complaining that "[t]he Bubba I beat couldn't win at the ballot box [so] he took it to court," in an interview with New Republic.

Corrine Brown challenged the new court-ordered map in federal court, arguing that the new plan violated the federal Voting Rights Act.

Corrine Brown ran for reelection in 2016, even though she now found herself in a district that was over 62 percent new to her.

In June 2022, Corrine Brown announced she would seek the Democratic nomination for a House seat given up by Val Demings, who had chosen to run for the Senate.

Corrine Brown finished a distant fourth in a field that included, among others, the winner Maxwell Frost, Florida Senator Randolph Bracy, and former US Representative Alan Grayson.

On September 29,2008, Corrine Brown voted for the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008.

Corrine Brown overall held high percentage rates from other issue groups involving animal and wildlife issues, senior and security issues, labor, education, and welfare and poverty.

Corrine Brown confirmed receiving the check and denied she had used the money improperly.

Corrine Brown said that she had taken the check and converted it into another check made out to Pameron Bus Tours to pay for transportation to a rally she organized in Tallahassee.

Corrine Brown said that she didn't have to report the money, and that she had been cleared, explaining the rally was to protest the reorganization of her district lines, and she did not use it for herself.

The Project called for the US House Committee on Standards of Official Conduct to determine whether Corrine Brown had violated House ethics rules.

Sissoko, a friend of Congresswoman Corrine Brown, had been imprisoned in Miami after pleading guilty to charges of bribing a customs officer.

Corrine Brown had worked to secure his release, pressuring US Attorney General Janet Reno to deport Sissoko back to his homeland as an alternative to continued incarceration.

The Project held this violated the House gift rule, but Corrine Brown denied she had acted improperly.

The congressional subcommittee investigating Corrine Brown found insufficient evidence to issue a Statement of Alleged Violation, but said she had acted with poor judgment in connection with Sissoko.

In July 2004, Corrine Brown was rebuked by the House of Representatives after she referred to the disputed 2000 presidential election in Florida as a "coup d'etat".

Corrine Brown was one of the 31 representatives who voted against counting the electoral votes from Ohio in the 2004 United States presidential election.

On May 11,2017, Corrine Brown was convicted on 18 of 22 corruption charges ranging from mail fraud to filing a false federal tax return.

Corrine Brown reported on January 29,2018 to Coleman Federal Correctional Complex in Sumter County, Florida, near Wildwood, to begin her sentence.

Corrine Brown appealed her conviction, and collected her Congressional pension until her appeal concluded.

Corrine Brown was released from prison on April 22,2020 citing health concerns.

Corrine Brown's attorney argued she was at increased risk of COVID-19 because of her age and underlying health conditions.