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Former Democratic Rep. Corrine Brown was found guilty of 18 separate counts on Thursday in a corruption trial that saw her facing 22 charges relating to the alleged use of charity funds as a personal slush fund.

Brown was found guilty on counts 1, 2, 4, 6-13, 15, 17, 19, and 21-24. Brown was found not guilty on counts 3, 5, 14, and 16. Counts 18 and 20 were not against Brown.

According to First Coast News, the counts breakdown as follows:

Count 1 is a conspiring to commit mail and wire fraud charge.

Counts 2 through 8 are aiding and abetting mail fraud charges.

Counts 9 through 17 are aiding and abetting wire fraud charges.

Count 19 is an engaging in a scheme to hide facts charge.

Count 21 is a corruptly endeavoring to abstruct and impede IRS laws filing her tax returns for tax years 2008 - 2014 charge.

Count 22 is a charge alleging filing false U.S. individual income tax returns in 2012.

Count 23 is a charge alleging filing false U.S. individual income tax returns in 2013.

Count 24 is a charge alleging filing false U.S. individual income tax returns in 2014.

Of the $833,000 raised by Brown's “One Door For Education” charity, only $1,200 was given to students. The remainder of that money, was used for various different purposes unrelated to the charity:

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http://ijr.com/2017/05/870314-corrine-br...ges-corruption/