The arraignment of former Florida Coalition Against Domestic Violence CEO Tiffany Carr has been postponed because her attorney, Christopher Kise, is representing former President Donald Trump in a high-profile New York fraud trial.
Carr was scheduled to appear Tuesday in Leon County Circuit Court for arraignment after being charged in September with fraud, grand theft, and official misconduct following a probe of the domestic violence agency.
But Circuit Judge Stephen Everett on Thursday canceled the arraignment and a case-management conference after receiving a motion from Kise.
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“The undersigned counsel for Ms. Carr, Christopher M. Kise, is unable to attend the November 14, 2023, case management conference and arraignment because he is engaged at trial in New York State Supreme Court in the action styled People v. Trump, et al,” the motion, filed Wednesday, said. “This trial is anticipated to continue through December 2023.”
A notice Thursday said a case-management conference has been scheduled Feb. 13, though it did not indicate when arraignment would occur.
Carr turned herself into North Carolina authorities in September after Florida authorities charged Carr and Patricia Duarte, a former chief financial officer for the coalition.
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Authorities allege they bilked the state out of more than $3.7 million from money earmarked for domestic violence shelters. The charges stemmed, at least in part, from allegations that Carr received exorbitant compensation from the coalition.
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