Prosecutors have laid out an expansive case in U.S. District Court, charting years of payments they say were funneled from the charity to her personal bank accounts. Her attorney James Smith said she was duped by her former chief of staff, Elias "Ronnie" Simmons. Smith, her attorney, said Brown was deceived by Simmons, who was like a son to her. "A long time ago Corrine Brown placed her trust in Ronnie Simmons, and for years he betrayed her behind her back," Smith said. "If Ronnie Simmons would have asked you for a $10,000 donation, would you have given it?"

Source: ABC News April 27, 2017 08:39 UTC