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MISS BROWN SITS DOWN WITH THE
I-TEAM TO DISCUSS HER DEFENSE
AT UPCOMING FEDERAL CORRUPTION
TRIAL.
WHAT SHE HAD TO SAY ABOUT
DISCUSSIONS WITH PROSECUTORS
OVER A LAST MINUTE PLEA DEAL.
>> NO CONVERSATION.
THE CONVERSATION IS THE DROP
ALL OF THE CHARGES.
CLEAR MY NAME.
>>Reporter: FOR THE FIRST TIME
THE FORMER CONGRESSWOMAN IS
OFFERING AN EXPLANATION OF HER
DEVELOPMENT WITH A QUESTIONABLE
CHARITY PROSECUTORS SAY SHE
ABUSED AND USED AS PERSONAL
SLUSH FUND.
>> HER INDICTMENT LAST SUMMER
LIKELY CONTRIBUTED TO HER
DEFEAT IN HER BID FOR
REELECTION LAST NOVEMBER.
NEXT MONTH THE GOVERNMENT CASE
COULD COST HER, HER FREEDOM.
OTHER TWO FIGURE IN THE CASE
HAVE EACH TAKEN A PLEA DEAL BUT
BROWN TOLD LINDSAY THE CASE IS
ACTUALLY JUST SMOKE AND MIRROR
ACTUALLY JUST SMOKE AND
MIRRORS.
LINDSAY?
>>Reporter: THE WELL, TORJS
MISS BROWN AND HER ATTORNEYS
SAY THIS IS SOLELY A
CIRCUMSTANTIAL CASE.
THEY BELIEVE THERE IS NO
EVIDENCE TO TIE HER TO ANY
DIRECT KNOWLEDGE OF THIS FRAUD.
TO CONVICT HER WOULD MEAN YOU
HAVE TO BELIEVE THE TESTIMONY
OF HER FORMER CHIEF OF STAFF
AND HIS FORMER LOVER BOTH THEY
BELIEVE ARE LYING IN ORDER TO
SAVE THEMSELVES.
>> WHAT?
THAT'S WHAT IT IS.
A BS.
THAT'S A BETTER WORD.
>>Reporter: DEFIANT CORRINE
BROWN NOW ALL ALONE IN HER
DEFENSE AGAINST THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT.
PREPARING TO EXPLAIN AT TRIAL
HOW TENS OF THOUSANDS OF
DOLLARS MEANT FOR A CHARITY
FRAUDULENTLY WENT IN AND OUT OF
HER BANK ACCOUNT WITHOUT HER
KNOWING.
>> NEVER LOOKED AT MY OWN
TRANSACTION.
OTHER PEOPLE WHOYSHTION HANDLED
YOUR ACCOUNTS.
>> RONNIE.
RONNIE RAN MY OFFICE.
>>Reporter: SO DID YOU TRUST
THE WRONG PERSON.
>> THAT HURTS.
IT REALLY DOES.
SOME ONE THAT YOU GROOM AND
LOVE AS A SON.
THE DIDN'T GIVE ENOUGH BACK
BONE OR HE HAD A SORRY
ATTORNEY.
>>Reporter: HER FORMER CHIEF
OF STAFF RONNIE SIMMONS TOOK A
PLEA DAILY LAST MONTH ADMITTING
GUILT.
HE WILL TESTIFY AGAINST HER AT
TRIAL.SO WILL HIS FORMER
GIRLFRIEND CARLA WHILEY.
SHE WAS THE DIRECTOR FOR THE
QUESTIONABLE NON-PROFIT THE ONE
DOOR FOR EDUCATION.
AND WHILEY WAS THE FIRST TO
ADMIT GUILT TO PROSECUTORS.
WAS THERE EVER A CONSPIRACY
AMONG RONNIE SIMMONS, CARLA
WHILEY AND YOU TO ESTABLISH
THIS CHARITY FOR FRAUDULENT
PURPOSES FOR SLUSH FUND.
>> I CAN'T THAT SHE SAID IN HER
PLEA THAT SHE ESTABLISHED A
SCHOLARSHIP IN HER MOTHER NAME
AND SHE WAS JUST DOING IT FOR
WHATEVER?
WHO WOULD DO THAT?
I'M SORRY T.ABSOLUTELY.
I CAN COUNT THE NUMBER OF TIMES
I HAVE EVER TALKED TO HER.
ON ONE HAND.
I'M SORRY.
SHE'S NOT ANYBODY I KNOW L.
I STAND BY THAT.
I JUST WANT TO BELIEVE IT WAS
SLOPPY BOOKKEEPING.
AND I DON'T THINK IT'S A
CARILLO FENCE.
>>Reporter: ONE SMOKING GUN
LAID OUT IN THE INDICTMENT THIS
FLIER FOR LOCAL GOLF
TOURNAMENT.
HOSTED BY BROWN WITH OFFICIAL
SEAL OF OFFICE AND IT SAID IT
WAS TO BENEFIT THE ONE DOOR FOR
EDUCATION.
>> I HOSTED THE OUST.
>>Reporter: WHAT WERE YOU TOLD
ABOUT THE MONEY BEING RAISED
FOR THE EVENT.
>> ARE YOU FAMILIAR WITH THIS.
YOU KNOW THERE WASN'T NO MONEY
RAISED.
AT THE END OF THE ACTIVITY IF
IT DON'T RAISE NO MONEY THEN
YOU DON'T HAVE ANY MONEY FOR
OTHER THINGS.
>>Reporter: BUT IS THAT FRAUD?
THAT'S WHAT THE PROSECUTORS ARE
ALLEGING.
>> THAT'S WHAT WE WILL SEE IN
COURT.
>>Reporter: TRIAL NOW LESS AN
MONTH AWAY.
IF CONVICTED SHE FACES A
MAXIMUM OF.357 YEARS IN FEDERAL
PRISON.
BUT A JURY TRIAL IS A GAMBLE IF
BROWN IS WILLING TO TAKE.
ARE YOU TRUSTING THAT AT LEAST
ONE JUROR L LOVES CORRINE BROW
ONE JUROR L LOVES CORRINE
BROWN.
>> NOT ONE.
12.
THE I'M LOOKING FOR ALL 12.
ONE?
>>Reporter: IT ONLY TAKES ONE.
>> THAT'S RIGHT. NO.
NO. THAT'S NOT GOOD.
I WANT I WANT 12.
I WANT AFFIRM.
>> WANT MY NAME CLEARED
I DIDN'T DEVOTE 34 YEARS OF MY
LIFE TO DESTROY MY NAME ON MY
TOMBSTONE IT WILL NOT B FELON.
IT WILL NOT BE FELON.
ON MY TOMBSTONE.
PL.
>>Reporter: COMING AT 10:00
O'CLOCK TONIGHT.
WHY BROWN SAYS PROSECUTORS ARE
COMING AFTER HER SPECIFICALLY.
>> LINDSAY AS WE SAW IN THE
CASE OF KELLY MATH IS EVEN WHEN
DEFENDANT IS ABLE TO CLEAR HIS
OR HER NAME, THE COST OF
DEFENDING YOURSELF AGAINST
CRIMINAL CHARGES CAN BE
STAGGERING.
DID CONGRESSWOMAN FORMER
CONGRESSWOMAN BROWN SAY HOW
SHE'S PAYING FOR THIS.
>>Reporter: SHE SAYS SHE IS
GOING ALL IN.
WILLING TO SELL HER BEACH
HOUSE.
DIPPING INTO HER RETIREMENT
FROM HER CAREER THERE ON
CAPITOL HILL AND ALSO DURING
OUR TALK SHE TOLD ME SHE IS
ACCEPTING DONATIONS TO HELP PAY
FOR HER LEGAL FEES TELLING ME
THAT ANY ONE WHO WOULD DONATE