Federal prosecutors have asked a judge to dismiss remaining corruption charges against Andrew Gillum, the Democratic nominee for Florida governor in 2018
Former Tallahassee Mayor and Florida Democratic gubernatorial candidate Andrew Gillum arrives at the federal courthouse, April 17, 2023, in Tallahassee, Fla. Federal prosecutors asked a judge Monday, May 15, 2023 to dismiss the remaining corruption charges against Gillum after a jury deadlocked on all but one count following a trial earlier this month.
Gillum's defense team, led by Miami attorney David O. Markus, said in an email that he can now “resume his life and public service.” U.S. District Judge Allen Winsor, who presided over the trial, did not immediately rule Monday on the motion but generally judges give deference to prosecutorial discretion. There was no comment from the U.S. attorney's office beyond the court filing.
The jury found Gillum not guilty of charges that he lied about his interactions with undercover FBI agents posing as developers who paid for a 2016 trip he and his brother took to New York, which included a ticket to the hit Broadway show “Hamilton.” Gillum contended his brother provided the ticket.
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