“The revelation came in a defense memo seeking leniency for Beena Patel, a former deputy clerk under Brown who was convicted earlier this year on three counts of perjury for lying to a grand jury to protect her boss.” Click here to read the story, which notes no one was charged in the scheme, Brown easily won re-election in 2016 even with the cloud hanging over her and last year announced she’d be retiring at the end of her term next year.