Andrew Gillum’s Corruption Trial Ends in a Hung Jury
A Florida jury said Thursday it’s deadlocked on whether Andrew Gillum should be convicted on public corruption charges, leaving the fate of the once rising-star of the Democratic Party in limbo.
The jury’s decision came after a nine-day trial at a federal courthouse in Tallahassee for both Gillum and his longtime mentor, Sharon Lettman-Hicks, who was hired to be a high-dollar strategist shepherding Gillum’s failed gubernatorial campaign in 2018.
Had they been convicted, Gillum, 43, and Lettman-Hicks, 54, were staring down up to 20 years behind bars. It’s unclear what awaits the duo now, but a retrial is likely.