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Michael Brown pleads guilty to taking $55,000 in bribes while on D.C. Council

By Alan Blinder
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Michael Brown pleads guilty to taking $55,000 in bribes while on D.C. Council

Former D.C. Councilman Michael Brown, once among the most influential figures in District politics and a man many believed possessed the raw political talent to ascend to the mayoralty, pleaded guilty on Monday to accepting $55,000 in bribes during an FBI sting operation.

“How do you wish to plead to this charge of bribery of a public official?” U.S. District Court Judge Robert Wilkins asked Brown.

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