Andrew Gillum, who reached historical heights as the first Black Democratic nominee for Florida governor, was accused of illegally tapping into campaign funds for personal use and lying to the FBI.
A 12-member jury is deliberating whether or not to convict former Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum on more than a dozen fraud charges and a charge of lying to the FBI.
Federal prosecutors and defense attorneys made their final pitches to jurors Friday in the public corruption trial of Andrew Gillum and Sharon Lettman-Hicks.
Federal prosecutors and defense attorneys made their final pitches to jurors Friday in the public corruption trial of Andrew Gillum and Sharon Lettman-Hicks.
Closing arguments began Friday in the corruption case of Andrew Gillum, a once-rising star in the Democratic Party who nearly beat Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) in 2018 to become Florida s first black governor.