Prosecutors move to drop corruption charges against Andrew Gillum.

Federal prosecutors have moved to dismiss charges against former Tallahassee mayor and Democratic gubernatorial nominee Andrew Gillum and his political mentor Sharon Lettman-Hicks in the corruption case against them. The move came after jurors overwhelmingly favored acquitting the two and urged prosecutors to drop the case. The investigation led to prison time and guilty pleas in 2019 from former Mayor and City Commissioner Scott Maddox and his aide, Paige Carter-Smith, and guilty verdicts against their co-defendant, developer John “J.T.” Burnette, at the end of his 2021 trial.