Andrew Gillum indicted on fraud charges stemming from his time as Tallahassee mayor

Andrew Gillum indicted on fraud charges stemming from his time as Tallahassee mayor

A federal grand jury has indicted former Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum on fraud charges.

According to a press release from the U.S. Attorney's Office of the Northern District of Florida, Gillum is facing charges of wire fraud, conspiracy to commit wire fraud and making false statements to the FBI.

The 21-count indictment alleges that the crimes took place between 2016 - 2019 — which covers most of the time Gillum was in office. Gillum served as mayor between 2014-2018. He was the Democratic Party's nominee for governor in 2018 against Gov. Ron DeSantis.

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