email Former Congresswoman Corrine Brown’s Conviction Overturned After Appeals Judges Weigh Juror’s ‘Holy Spirit’ Comment
An appellate court said the religion-based remarks of a juror during the trial should not have been enough to get him dismissed.
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The conviction of former Florida congresswoman
Corrine Brown, charged with running a fraudulent charity, was overturned by a federal appeals court on Thursday,
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th District in Atlanta granted Brown, 74, a new trial in a 7-4 decision. She was convicted in 2017 on 18 counts of allegedly running a scam organization, taking $300,000 for her personal use in what prosecutors said was a lavish lifestyle.
JACKSONVILLE Fla. (Tribune News Service) A
Jacksonville Navy officer’s wife who worked for a Chinese business executive was ordered released from jail after being sentenced Wednesday for trying to smuggle American-made “raiding” boats and engines to
China.
Yang Yang, 35, received the time-served sentence 14 months after she and her husband, Lt.
Fan Yang, and two others were locked up on charges that prosecutors said they would prove with information gathered under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act.
U.S. Senior Judge
Harvey Schlesinger ordered Yang to also serve two years of supervised release, a way of monitoring defendants to be sure they stay out of trouble.