(Apr. 15, 1991) Charges Dropped:F. & M.Flake TIME--The Weekly Newsmagazine--1991 Apr. 15, 1991 Saddam's Latest Victims
Time Magazine MILESTONES, Page 52

CHARGES DROPPED. Against Floyd Flake, 46, three-term New York Congressman, and his wife Margarett Flake, 42; for embezzlement and tax evasion; in New York City. The government accused the Flakes of pilfering $75,000 from funds intended for an apartment complex for the elderly sponsored by the New York City church where Flake is pastor. The Flakes denied the charges, which the Rev. Jesse Jackson and other African-American leaders claimed were an example of selective prosecution of black politicians. Flake promised to pay any back taxes he may owe to the Internal Revenue Service.