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Former Florida gubernatorial candidate Andrew Gillum appeared in court on Monday on federal corruption charges after being accused of defrauding investors and lying to the FBI.
Gillum, 43, who is also the former mayor of Tallahassee, lost to Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) in the 2018 campaign, falling short by less than 34,000 votes. Now, he faces 17 counts of wire fraud, one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud, and one count of making false statements.
However, his rise to stardom abruptly fell beginning in 2020, when he was found by police in a South Beach home in the company of a man who appeared to have overdosed on drugs, according to the Tampa Bay Times.
In 2022, a federal grand jury out of the Northern District of Florida returned a 21-count indictment against Gillum and Sharon Lettman-Hicks, 54, his longtime adviser. Prosecutors argue that the pair defrauded megadonors by soliciting money through "false and fraudulent promises and representations that the funds would be used for a legitimate purpose."
Andrew Gillum facing federal corruption charges: What we know about the trial
Gillum, 43, who is also the former mayor of Tallahassee, lost to Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) in the 2018 campaign, falling short by less than 34,000 votes. Now, he faces 17 counts of wire fraud, one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud, and one count of making false statements.
However, his rise to stardom abruptly fell beginning in 2020, when he was found by police in a South Beach home in the company of a man who appeared to have overdosed on drugs, according to the Tampa Bay Times.
In 2022, a federal grand jury out of the Northern District of Florida returned a 21-count indictment against Gillum and Sharon Lettman-Hicks, 54, his longtime adviser. Prosecutors argue that the pair defrauded megadonors by soliciting money through "false and fraudulent promises and representations that the funds would be used for a legitimate purpose."
Andrew Gillum facing federal corruption charges: What we know about the trial
