Tiawana Brown

Politics

Embattled Tiawana Brown files paperwork to run for reelection to Charlotte City Council

Steve Harrison

Brown and her two adult daughters were indicted in May for allegedly fraudulently receiving $124,000 in COVID-19 relief loans in 2021.

Charlotte native Tiawana Brown has had an unlikely story, going from federal prison to a seat on the City Council. Now she has been indicted on carges of wire fraud and wire fraud conspiracy.

Politics

Part 3: 'I am still fighting.' Tiawana Brown pushes Charlotte left and battles for her future

Steve Harrison

Tiawana Brown quickly became one of the most progressive members of the Charlotte City Council since being elected in 2023.

Crime & Justice

Part 2: Tiawana Brown helped female inmates. Prosecutors say she illegally helped herself

Steve Harrison

Charlotte City Council member Tiawana Brown and her two adult daughters were indicted in May. The U.S. Attorney's Office says the women fraudulently obtained $124,000 in COVID-relief loans.

Politics

'A gift from God:' The fall and rise of Tiawana Brown

Steve Harrison

Tiawana Brown became the first formerly incarcerated person to the elected to the Charlotte City Council in 2023. But her hard-won redemption story may be upended. She and her two adult daughters were indicted in May for wire fraud and wire fraud conspiracy, related to COVID-era relief loans they obtained.