Former congresswoman Corrine Brown sentenced to five years in prison in charity slush-fund case – The Washington Post

The Watch Dog response: This is just sad. Makes no sense that some black folk get in high positions and get ab so lute ly ignant! No sympathy!

A federal judge sentenced former U.S. Rep. Corrine Brown to five years in prison on Monday, months after a jury convicted the Florida Democrat of fraud for using a charity for poor students as her personal expense account.

The allegations — which, in addition to fraud, included lying on tax forms and congressional disclosures — had already cost Brown her seat in Congress: She lost a primary election last year amid the scandal.

Prosecutors argued that the 71-year-old had turned a charity for poor students into an $800,000 personal slush fund, according to the Associated Press. (The Washington Post)

Obituary: Angela Pearl Gardner Simms Formerly Of Pinetops NC

My condolences goes out to Cepado Sims and the entire Gardner family the family of the late Angela Pearl Gardner Sims. Angela is also the mother of the late Koshala Simms Hyman.

Script.: Read Eccles. 3 and know, “To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven”

Song: Your Grace & Mercy – Mississippi Mass Choir

From the page of Cepado Sims Good evening please join the family to celebrate the life of my mother, Angela P Sims on December 16, 2017. The service is from 10:00- 11:00 at Pope Funeral Home 5538 Marlboro Pike, Forestville, Maryland 20743. Visit the website to see homegoing arrangements and to leave a message of sympathy.