Former Florida Gov Candidate Andrew Gillum Found Not Guilty Of Lying To FBI, Jury Deadlocks On Most Charges

The Tallahassee Democrat reports:

After five days of behind-the-scenes drama and deliberations, jurors found former Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum not guilty of lying to the FBI about a “Hamilton” ticket and other gifts he got from undercover FBI agents in New York.

They deadlocked on the most serious charges against Gillum, the 2018 Democratic nominee for governor, and his co-defendant, Sharon Lettman-Hicks, involving the misuse of campaign funds.

The 12-person jury, which rendered its decision Thursday, was unable to reach consensus on one count of conspiracy and 17 counts of wire fraud against both defendants. Assistant U.S. Attorney Gary Milligan II said the government will retry Gillum and Lettman-Hicks on the conspiracy and wire fraud charges.

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Gillum lost to DeSantis by 0.5 points in 2018. In September 2020 he came out as bisexual following an incident in a Miami Beach hotel that involved drugs and an unconscious alleged male escort.

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