Federal grand jury indicts state Rep. Tyrone Brooks | www.wsbtv.com

A federal grand jury has indicted Georgia state Rep. Tyrone Brooks Sr. on 30 counts, including mail, wire and tax fraud charges.

Brooks, 67, is accused of soliciting contributions from individual and corporate donors to combat illiteracy, but then using the money to pay personal expenses for himself and his family.

Channel 2 investigative reporter Mark Winne informed Brooks of the indictment Thursday.

“I will do a news conference on the Moore’s Ford Bridge, but not today. Can’t do it today. I haven’t even talked to my lawyer yet so I don’t have any comment right now.”

When asked if he broke the law, Brooks told Winne, “Not to my knowledge. I don’t want to discuss it right now. I want to discuss it on the Moore’s Ford Bridge. That’s what this is all about.”

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