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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — U.S. Rep. Corrine Brown is getting more time to find new lawyers after her attorneys asked to withdraw citing irreconcilable differences.
The Florida Times-Union reports (http://bit.ly/2c4cgzi ) that U.S. Magistrate James Klindt on Tuesday allowed attorneys Mark NeJame and David Haas to leave the case. They said in a court filing that hostility and distrust permeated their meetings. She is due back in court Sept. 7 for a follow-up.
Federal prosecutors want Brown's representation settled. She's had three sets of lawyers.
Brown and her chief of staff have pleaded not guilty to charges in a 22-count indictment that includes conspiracy and wire fraud. Prosecutors say the charges stem from a purported charity that investigators say was in reality an $800,000 personal slush fund.
Brown also faces a primary election Aug. 30.
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