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Rep. Corrine Brown Defiant Amid Ethics Investigations

Rep. Corrine Brown (D-FL)
Nick Evans

Democratic Congresswoman Corrine Brown is facing a House Ethics investigation, as well as a Department of Justice probe.  Federal officials haven’t made details public, but the director of a charity connected with Brown recently pleaded guilty to fraud.

Friday in Tallahassee Brown was defiant—repeatedly refusing questions while reiterating her innocence.

“My constituents—they’re here,” Brown said.  “And you can ask them anything you want to ask them, but rest assured they don’t have any questions for me, because they know me.”

Brown is challenging Florida’s new congressional map, and she chartered three buses for supporters to attend the Friday court hearing.  

Nick Evans came to Tallahassee to pursue a masters in communications at Florida State University. He graduated in 2014, but not before picking up an internship at WFSU. While he worked on his degree Nick moved from intern, to part-timer, to full-time reporter. Before moving to Tallahassee, Nick lived in and around the San Francisco Bay Area for 15 years. He listens to far too many podcasts and is a die-hard 49ers football fan. When Nick’s not at work he likes to cook, play music and read.