Gary Brown Jr. sentenced on corruption charges on Friday

A longtime aide to former mayor Catherine Pugh is following her to federal prison.

TODAY A FEDERAL JUDGESENTENCED GARY BROWN JUNIOR TO27 MONTHS IN FEDERALPRISON...FOLLOWED BY THREEYEARS OF SUPERVISEDRELEASE...FOR CONSPIRACYCOMMIT WIRE FRAUD...AND TODEFRAUD THE UNITED STATRELATED TO PUGH...AND FORFILING A FALSE TAX RETURN.PROSECUTORS SAY BROWN MANAGEDTHE "HEALTHY HOLLY" CHILDREN'SBOOK SCHEME AND THAT HE ANDPUGH WORKED CLOSELY TO MAKEMONEY FROM IT.

"Driven bygreed and ambition, Gary Brownand his co- conspiratorsfumbled their opportunities tobring positive change to acity that desperately needsit.

Baltimore is a great cityand it deserves eladers whoare motivated to serve thepublic and not line theirpockets." BROWN WAS PREVIOUSLYCONVICTED OF VIOLATIELECTION LAWS IN 20-17.

PUGHIS ALREADY IN FEDERAL PRISONIN ALABAMA..SERVING A THREEYEARS SENTENCE...ON CHARGES OFCONSPIRACY TO COMMIT WIREFRAUD...CONSPIRAC Y TO DEFRAUDTHE UNITED STATES...AND TWCOUNTS OF TAX EVAS