Andrew Gillum Acquitted of Lying to FBI, Mistrial Declared on Other Charges
- Andrew Gillum was found not guilty of lying to FBI investigators about gifts from undercover agents.
- The jury was deadlocked and a mistrial was declared on conspiracy and wire fraud charges against Gillum and his co-defendant Sharon Lettman-Hicks.
- Prosecutors plan to retry Gillum and Lettman-Hicks on the charges the jury could not reach a verdict on.
- Gillum thanked his family and legal team for their support but criticized prosecutors after the trial.
- Gillum narrowly lost the Florida governor's race in 2018 to Republican Ron DeSantis.