Former Democratic gubernatorial candidate Andrew Gillum is scheduled to stand trial starting Monday on a series of criminal charges.
A document filed Thursday after U.S. District Judge Allen Winsor held a pre-trial hearing said jury selection will start Monday and that attorneys should be prepared to give opening arguments. It also indicated the trial could last three weeks.
Gillum, a former Tallahassee mayor, and a longtime adviser, Sharon Lettman-Hicks, were indicted last year on charges including wire fraud.
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The charges came after a lengthy federal investigation into corruption in city government and included allegations that political contributions were diverted to Gillum’s personal use. What is known as a “superseding” indictment was issued Tuesday.
But the document filed Thursday said that filing did not lead to a request for a continuance and that the trial will “proceed as scheduled.”
Gillum narrowly lost the 2018 gubernatorial race to Republican Ron DeSantis.
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