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Richmond Grand Jury Indicts Ex–City Council Candidate Tavares Floyd on Four Felony Counts Over Campaign Filings

Prosecutors cite a 10‑month State Police investigation employing interviews, documentary evidence, forensic accounting.

Overview

  • Each indictment alleges willful, materially false statements on campaign finance reports, a Class 5 felony punishable by up to 10 years.
  • Offense dates span June through September 2024 and align with cash‑contribution report filings listed by the Virginia Board of Elections.
  • Commonwealth’s Attorney Colette McEachin announced the charges after requesting a probe that State Police pursued with dozens of interviews, records collection, and forensic accounting.
  • A 2024 CBS 6 investigation reported unusually large receipts for Floyd’s campaign and quoted purported donors who said they never contributed.
  • Reporters have been unable to reach Floyd for comment, and he lost the 6th District race to incumbent Ellen Robertson in November 2024.