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Jury deliberations in Andrew Gillum's trial are set to resume

The jury in former Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum's trial is deliberating on whether or not to convict Gillum and his business associate Sharon Lettman-Hicks on more than a dozen fraud charges after closing arguments ended on Friday, April 28, 2023.
Valerie Crowder
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WFSU News
The jury in former Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum's trial is deliberating on whether or not to convict Gillum and his business associate Sharon Lettman-Hicks on more than a dozen fraud charges after closing arguments ended on Friday, April 28, 2023.

The jury in former Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum's corruption trial are set to resume on Monday after jurors broke for the weekend.

Jurors began deliberations after closing arguments ended on Friday afternoon in the federal trial against the two defendants, who pleaded not guilty last year after they were first indicted. They broke after 5 p.m. and will resume deliberations on Monday at 9 a.m.

They're both facing one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and 17 counts of wire fraud. Gillum is also charged with lying to the FBI.

Correction: A previous version of this article stated Andrew Gillum and Sharon Lettman-Hicks pleaded "guilty" after they were indicted. They pleaded "not guilty."

Valerie Crowder is a freelance journalist based in Tallahassee, Fl. She's the former ATC host/government reporter for WFSU News. Her reporting on local government and politics has received state and regional award recognition. She has also contributed stories to NPR newscasts.