Jacksonville Congresswoman Corrine Brown’s office confirmed to Politico Florida that she was served with a federal subpoena this week.
“Yes, she was subpoenaed,” said spokesman David Simon, according to Politico’s website.
In a statement this afternoon Brown said, "The 5th congressional district is under attack through the redistricting process, and now it is under siege by other political forces. It is not surprising that every time we go through the redistricting process some tangential investigation comes up.
"I want to assure my constituents that these unfounded and politically motivated actions will not distract me from my critical work of ensuring that the federal resources and rights of the citizens of the 5th congressional district are being protected," the statement said.
A publicist who has worked extensively with Brown through the years said Wednesday morning she also was served a federal subpoena.
“I’m still trying to figure it out myself,” said Von Alexander, of The Alexander Agency.
She said she wasn’t aware of Brown or anyone else being served.
Alexander wouldn’t comment on the nature of the subpoena and said she sent the documents to her attorney, New York-based David Blythewood.
The attorney said Wednesday he had not been retained by Alexander and wouldn’t review anything until a contract had been signed.
A follow-up call to Alexander went unreturned.
A spokeswoman at the Jacksonville office of the FBI said she had been told to refer calls about the issue to Peter Carr at the Department of Justice.
In an email to the Daily Record, Carr said, “As a matter of policy, the Justice Department generally neither confirms nor denies whether a matter is under investigation. That would include confirming or denying whether a subpoena has been issued in a particular matter.”