Andrew Gillum, Who Nearly Defeated Ron DeSantis In 2018 Gubernatorial Race, Faces Years In Prison For Alleged Corruption

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Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images By Malaika Jabali ·Updated April 28, 2023

After a nearly two-week trial, jurors in Florida began deliberating Friday in a corruption case against former gubernatorial candidate Andrew Gillum.

Federal prosecutors accuse Gillum of funneling “tens of thousands of dollars in campaign money to personal accounts,” as the AP reports.

Prosecutors say “Gillum was struggling financially after quitting his $120,000-a-year job with the People for

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