What's in the Tiawana Brown indictment: COVID relief loans and a birthday party with a rented throne
On Thursday, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina Russ Ferguson announced that Charlotte City Council member Tiawana Brown has been indicted on federal charges of wire fraud and conspiracy to commit wire fraud, stemming from allegedly fraudulent loan applications for COVID relief funds.
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