The wife of former Tallahassee mayor Andrew Gillum took to Instagram on April 26 to ask for donations while claiming her husband was being targeted politically.
Gillum is currently on trial for illegally soliciting campaign donations with his former campaign adviser, Sharon Lettman-Hicks.
R. Jai Gillum posted a message on Instagram calling her husband “a partner in the fight for justice” and a “dedicated public servant” who has worked since he was 16 years old. She also claimed Gillum was fighting against a corrupt and broken system and asked for donations for his legal fund.
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“Our family is facing an unimaginable challenge,” she wrote in part. “We are fighting against a broken system that seeks to destroy our lives in the name of politics and corruption, and we need your support. Please consider donating to the Bring Justice Home Legal Defense Fund to make a significant difference in our battle to clear Andrew’s name and protect our family.”
Gillum and Lettman-Hicks are accused of funneling campaign funds to Lettman-Hicks’ company, P&P Communications, between 2016 and 2019. The indictment also claims that the funds were disguised as payroll payments and forwarded to the personal accounts of Gillum and Lettman-Hicks.
After a 21-count indictment was handed down last June, Gillum’s trial began on April 17.
The jury began deliberating on April 28 after a week-long trial in which prosecutors claimed after Gillum quit his job $120,000-a-year job to begin a gubernatorial campaign, he was desperate for money to fund his lifestyle, which included a large mortgage, two expensive cars and private school tuition for his children. They claim $60,000 was rerouted to the personal accounts.
Prosecutors also claimed that an undercover FBI…
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