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TALLAHASSEE, Florida - Andrew Gillum, 2018 Democratic nominee for Florida
governor and former Tallahassee mayor, and a longtime adviser, Sharon
Lettman-Hicks, were arrested Wednesday on federal campaign-related charges.
The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Florida confirmed the
charges in an announcement. Gillum, 42, and Lettman-Hicks, 53, were both named
in a 21-count indictment.
The indictment alleges that between 2016 and 2019, Gillum and Lettman-Hicks
conspired to commit wire fraud by unlawfully soliciting and obtaining funds from
various entities and individuals "through false and fraudulent promises and
representations that the funds would be used for a legitimate purpose," the
government said.
Gillum and Lettman-Hicks both surrendered to the FBI. They are scheduled to have
their first court appearance at 2 p.m. at the U.S. Courthouse in Tallahassee.
Read the indictment: U.S. v Andrew Gillum: Justice Department begins to make the
case as it announces charges
Gillum denied any wrongdoing in a statement sent through his campaign.
"I have spent the last 20 years of my life in public service and continue to
fight for the people," Gillum said in a prepared statement. "Every campaign I've
run has been done with integrity. Make no mistake that this case is not legal,
it is political."
Political profile: 'I'll be different': Destiny is on the line for Andrew Gillum
in Florida governor bid
Details of the charges were not immediately available. If he were indicted by a
federal grand jury, it's possible documents detailing the charges will be
unsealed soon.
Gillum went on to say, "Throughout my career, I have always stood up for the
people of Florida and have spoken truth to power. There’s been a target on my
back ever since I was the mayor of Tallahassee. They found nothing then, and
I have full confidence that my legal team will prove my innocence now."
1 of 5 Photos in Gallery©Joe Rondone/Democrat, Joe Rondone/Democrat
Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum announced his ran for Governor March 4, days
before the state of the 2017 Legislative session. Here Gillum poses with
supporters.
A previous brush with the feds: Timeline to trouble: How Andrew Gillum got mixed
up in an FBI probe and ethics inquiry
Marc Elias and David Oscar Markus, two of his lawyers, issued a statement saying
Gillum would be cleared of the allegations.
"The government got it wrong today," the lawyers said. "The evidence in this
case is clear and will show that Mr. Gillum is innocent of all charges. We look
forward to putting this case to rest and giving Andrew and his family peace of
mind once and for all."
Gillum has been under FBI scrutiny for years as chronicled by the Tallahassee
Democrat. The bureau investigated Gillum as part of its “Operation Capital
Currency” probe into public corruption at Tallahassee City Hall.
The investigation, which began in 2015, led to the indictments of former Mayor
Scott Maddox, his longtime aide Paige Carter-Smith and wealthy businessman John
“J.T.” Burnette on bribery related charges. All three were sentenced last year
to federal prison time.
The same undercover agents who investigated Maddox and his co-conspirators also
hung out with Gillum during a 2016 trip to New York City. Gillum and others
joined the FBI agents for a performance of “Hamilton” and a fancy boat ride out
to the Statue of Liberty.
Those interactions led to state ethics charges and a $5,000 fine against Gillum,
who pleaded guilty to avoid the public spectacle of an ethics trial. News of
the FBI investigation and its intersections with Gillum plagued him during his
2018 campaign for Florida governor, which he narrowly lost to Republican Gov.
Ron DeSantis.
In 2019, both Gillum and Lettman-Hicks appeared to be under the cloud of an FBI
investigation involving his campaign for governor. A federal grand jury in
Tallahassee issued at least one subpoena demanding records involving his
gubernatorial campaign and his political action committee, Forward Florida.
Lettman-Hicks, who qualified last week to run for the Florida House District 8
seat, was asked about that investigation in a recent interview with the
Democrat.
“Nothing came of it,” she said.
Contact Jeff Burlew at jburlew@tallahassee.com or follow @JeffBurlew on Twitter.
Never miss a story: Subscribe to the Tallahassee Democrat using the link at the
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This article originally appeared on Tallahassee Democrat: Feds arrest ex-Florida
gubernatorial candidate Andrew Gillum and adviser
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