Ex-congresswomanâs fraud conviction overturned A stock image of a judge s gavel. (Source: Storyblocks) By Jim Saunders | May 10, 2021 at 1:42 PM EDT - Updated May 10 at 1:42 PM
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WWSB) - 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 âHoly Spiritâ 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.
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A federal circuit court reversed a judge’s decision to dismiss a juror who sought divine guidance from the Holy Spirit during deliberations and told fellow jurors he was told by the higher power that the defendant was innocent.
The 7-4 ruling from the full 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals allows for a new trial for the defendant, former Rep. Corrine Brown, a Florida Democrat who was convicted and served prison time for a conspiracy and fraud scheme involving a bogus scholarship charity.
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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.
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A federal appeals court ordered a new trial on Thursday for former US Rep. Corrine Brown, once a powerful Florida Democrat. AP Photo
JACKSONVILLE: A federal appeals court ordered a new trial on Thursday for former US Rep. Corrine Brown, once a powerful Florida Democrat. She had served just over two years of a five-year sentence for fraud and other crimes related to a purported charity for poor students that prosecutors said she had used as a personal slush fund.