Tyrone Brooks | |
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Member of the Georgia House of Representatives from the 55th district |
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In office 1980–2015 |
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Succeeded by | Marie Metze |
Personal details | |
Born |
Washington, Georgia, U.S. |
October 10, 1945
Political party | Democratic |
Tyrone L. Brooks Sr. (born October 10, 1945) is an American politician. He is a Democratic former member of the Georgia House of Representatives from the 55th District, serving from 1980 through 2015.
On April 9, 2015, Brooks resigned from the House and pleaded guilty to federal tax fraud and no contest to federal wire and mail fraud charges related to the misappropriation of approximately $1 million from two non-profit organizations associated with Brooks. He was sentenced to one year and one day of prison.