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Former Charlotte council member sentenced to 10 months in COVID fraud case
When Tiawana Brown still held Charlotte’s District 3 seat, a grand jury charged her and her daughters with lying on COVID loan applications. The three women also must repay $137,280 to the government.

Sheriff Addresses Deaths in Uptown Jail, Advocates Plan Vigil
Mecklenburg County Sheriff Garry McFadden is speaking out about two deaths that occurred in the Uptown jail in the span of five days last week as advocates plan to hold …