The sentencing for ex-Rep. Corrine Brown, who was found guilty of fraud and tax evasion, was set to begin Thursday.

A federal judge denied Brown's request to delay her sentencing on fraud and other convictions from a charity she is accused of using as a personal slush fund.

Brown, 71, a Democrat who represented a district that at one point stretched from Jacksonville down into Orlando, was found guilty of 18 counts of fraud and tax evasion.

This is the second time a request for delay has been denied.

Brown faces five to seven years in federal prison, but not taking responsibility for her crimes, if the conviction holds, could equal more prison time.