Feds To Withdraw Charges Against Gillum, No Retrial

Florida Politics reports:

Federal prosecutors have asked a judge to withdraw charges against Andrew Gillum, the former Tallahassee Mayor and Democratic gubernatorial nominee in 2018, and Sharon Lettman-Hicks, his political advisor.

In a recent trial, Gillum was acquitted of one charge of making false statements to law enforcement and jurors failed to agree on 18 other charges of wire fraud and conspiracy stemming from his 2018 campaign and political committees, which prosecutors alleged diverted money to Gillum for personal use.

Gillum has maintained his innocence throughout while asking for donations to his Bring Justice Home Legal Defense Fund while the prospect of a retrial still loomed. Ten out of 12 jurors wanted to acquit Gillum of the other charges.

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