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Mar 05, 2013

Kwame Brown’s Brother Sentenced to Three Months in Prison

Former D.C. Council Chairman Kwame Brown’s brother was sentenced today to three months in prison for a single charge of felony bank fraud.

Dec 31, 2012

Twelve Things That Happened in D.C. Politics in 2012

It was quite the year in D.C. politics, with scandals, swearing and enough Marion Barry flubs to sink just about any other elected official. Here are the 12 things you may have missed, or maybe just chose to forget.

Dec 13, 2012

Today in the Brown Family: Kwame Investigation Done, Che Pleads Guilty

Both Kwame and Che Brown received news today from U.S. Attorney for D.C. Ron Machen, some good, some bad.

Dec 05, 2012

Feds Charge Kwame Brown’s Brother With Bank Fraud

Six months after former D.C. Council Chairman Kwame Brown pleaded guilty to charges of bank fraud, federal prosecutors filed similar accusations against his brother.

Nov 13, 2012

Kwame Brown Gets a Few Hours in Custody and Six Months of Home Confinement

Former D.C. Council Chair Kwame Brown was sentenced to a day of custody, six months of home confinement and 480 hours of community service for having admitted to committing bank fraud.

Nov 01, 2012

Kwame Brown: ‘I Am Truly Remorseful’

Former D.C. Council Chair Kwame Brown said in a letter today that he was truly remorseful for having lied on personal bank loan applications.

Nov 01, 2012

Feds Want Kwame Brown to do Six (Weekend) Days of Hard Time for ‘Shameless’ Crime

Government prosecutors want former D.C. Council Chair Kwame Brown to serve six days in jail for lying on bank loan applications.

Oct 09, 2012

Kwame Brown Gets Curfew, Though Won’t Be Sent to His Room Without Dessert

Former D.C. Council Chair Kwame Brown was scolded by a federal judge today for missing three pre-sentencing phone calls.

Sep 10, 2012

Kwame Brown Sentencing Delayed, Gray Confidante Could Avoid Serving Time

Former D.C. Council Chair Kwame Brown’s sentencing has been put off from September to November, while former Vince Gray campaign confidante Howard Brooks may get a lighter sentence than originally expected.

Aug 03, 2012

The Final Costs of a Fully-Loaded Scandal

It’s been over a year-and-a-half since Kwame Brown’s fully-loaded SUV scandal. How much did those SUVs end up costing D.C. taxpayers?

 
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