Vanessa L. Brown

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Vanessa Lowery Brown
Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
from the 190th district
In office
January 6, 2009[1] – December 11, 2018
Preceded byThomas Blackwell
Succeeded byMovita Johnson-Harrell
Personal details
Born
Vanessa Lowery Brown

(1965-12-16) December 16, 1965 (age 56)
Philadelphia
Political partyDemocratic
ResidencePhiladelphia
Alma materHoward University

Vanessa Lowery Brown (born December 16, 1965)[2] is a former Democratic member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from the 190th District.[3] She is a member of the Pennsylvania Legislative Black Caucus.[4] In 2018 she was convicted on seven charges related to a bribery case, six of which were felonies. She was sentenced to 23 months probation for her crimes.

Background[]

Brown attended Philadelphia High School for Girls, graduating in 1984. She then studied at the Community College of Philadelphia followed by Howard University.[2] She is single.[5]

Bribery case[]

On 31 October 2018 Brown was convicted on seven charges stemming relating to bribery. She was found guilty of five felony counts of violating the state conflict-of-interest law, a felony count of bribery, and a further misdemeanor count relating to failure to report payments. The charges resulted from a sting operation which was controversially shut down by Democrat Pennsylvania Attorney General Kathleen Kane who had claimed the investigations could not produce cases that were winnable in court.[6] On 30 November 2018 Brown was sentenced to 23 months probation for her crimes.[7] Despite her bribery conviction, she refused to resign from her position.[8] However, on 12 December, Brown resigned from her seat "under protest".[9]

Brown was represented at trial by Patrick A. Casey, John B. Dempsey and Erik R. Anderson of the Scranton-based law firm, Myers, Brier & Kelly, LLP.

References[]

  1. ^ "SESSION OF 2009 - 193D OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY - No. 1" (PDF). Legislative Journal. Pennsylvania House of Representatives. 2009-01-06.
  2. ^ a b VANESSA L. LOWERY BROWN - PA House of Representatives
  3. ^ Cox, Harold (2010-02-26). "House Members J". Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Wilkes University.
  4. ^ "Members List". Pennsylvania Legislative Black Caucus. Retrieved 7 May 2016.
  5. ^ Representative Vanessa Lowery Brown - PA House of Representatives
  6. ^ McCoy, Craig R. "State Rep. Vanessa Brown guilty on all counts; took $4,000 bribe in sting". www2.philly.com.
  7. ^ Navratil, Liz. "Pa. Rep. Vanessa Brown gets probation for bribery in Philly sting case". www2.philly.com.
  8. ^ Couloumbis, Angela. "Convicted of bribery, Philly legislator Brown refuses to resign". www2.philly.com.
  9. ^ State lawmaker from Philly convicted of bribery resigns 'under protest' | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

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