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Head Of 'Charity' With Ties To Rep. Corrine Brown Pleads Guilty To Fraud

The head of Virginia-based One Door for Education Foundation pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud, as  court documents show. 

The charity has close ties with U.S. Congresswoman Corrine Brown (D-FL5), who was served a  subpoena in January in Jacksonville.

According to the plea deal, One Door President Carla Wiley  admitted the tax-exempt, education non-profit was actually anything but. Money raised for the purported charity between 2012 and 2016 was actually a slush fund for Wiley's personal expenses.

Although Rep. Corrine Brown isn't referenced by name, the plea names a "Person A" as a public official and "Person B" as her employee. 

"Person B" deposited a total of $800,000 into the One Door bank account. Money also was deposited into "Person A"'s accounts.

Brown has yet to comment.

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Ryan Benk
Ryan Benk is originally from Miami, Florida and came to Tallahassee to attend Florida State University. He worked on Miami Dade College’s Arts and Literature Magazine- Miamibiance Magazine and has published poetry and a short film called “ The Writer.” He’s currently working as the Newsroom’s Researcher while finishing his Creative Writing Bachelor’s Degree at Florida State University. When he’s not tracking down news, Ryan likes watching films, writing fiction and poetry, and exploring Florida.
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