Andrew Gillum, Former Florida Governor Candidate Indicted On Federal Charges

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By Rayna Reid Rayford ·Updated June 23, 2022

Andrew Gillum, the once-rising Florida Democrat who narrowly lost the 2018 governor’s race to Ron DeSantis, was indicted Wednesday on wire fraud, conspiracy charges and making false statements charges, NBC News reports.

Gillum rose to national prominence in 2018 after an exceptionally tight race against DeSantis and was also allegedly even shortlisted as a potential VP prospect by Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign.

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