U.S. attorney: Kwame Brown was not targeted

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U.S. Attorney Ronald Machen said Friday afternoon that former D.C. Council Chairman Kwame Brown was not singled out for prosecution on bank fraud and campaign finance charges.

“This was not the result of this office targeting Mr. Brown,” Machen said. “If his name was Joe Smith, he would have been charged.”

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