she was found not guilty on two mail fraud and two wire fraud charges .
updated 6:30 p.m. former congresswoman corrine brown has been found guilty in 18 of 22 counts of conspiracy , wire mail fraud and tax fraud for her role in a scam that bilked $ 833,000 from donors who thought sham charity one door for education was awarding scholarships to disadvantaged students .
prosecutors argued brown inflated her charitable giving to receive larger tax refunds and also failed to disclose tens of thousands of dollars in income she received former u.s. rep. corrine brown convicted of stealing from phony charity enlarge this image toggle caption mark wallheiser ap mark wallheiser ap former u.s. rep. corrine brown has been found guilty of siphoning hundreds of thousands of dollars from a charity that she and her chief of staff had passed off as a scholarship service for students .
of the more than $ 800,000 she and elias " ronnie " simmons raised for one door for education , member station wjct reports that just $ 1,200 actually went where they told donors it would : students ' education .
 
the verdict came after prosecutors outlined a pattern of fraud by brown , 70 , and her top aide that included using hundreds of thousands of dollars from the one door for education foundation for lavish parties , trips and shopping excursions .
prosecutors alleged — and on thursday , the tough words for corrine brown from the justice department , found guilty today on numerous charges : “ former congresswoman corrine brown violated the public trust , the honor of her position , and the integrity of the american system of government when she abused one of the most powerful positions in the nation for her own personal gain .
in roughly five years , prosecutors say , the charity distributed just two scholarships .
listen to the story airing on 89.9 wjct - fm brown ’s charges include seven counts of wire fraud , five of mail fraud , one of conspiracy , and three of falsifying tax returns .