Mystery man in Sulaimon Brown saga went bankrupt

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A Maryland man who former mayoral candidate Sulaimon Brown claims carried cash from the Gray for Mayor campaign to Brown left creditors on the hook for $2.5 million after filing for bankruptcy. He also is the brother-in-law of a longtime D.C. businessman who was at the center of a controversy over D.C. Lottery contracts.

Howard Brooks, 63, is a key player in the account by Brown that has triggered an inquiry into the mayor’s election campaign.

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