Andrew Gillum was the 2018 Democrat candidate for Florida Governor who came within a few thousand votes of winning the race. He was hired as a CNN contributor. a few months later he was found by police, naked, high on drugs and incapacitated in a hotel room with male prostitutes in Miami.
Today, Andrew Gillum was indicted on 21 charges of corruption, bribery, conspiracy, wire-fraud and soliciting campaign contributions for personal use.
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Andrew Gillum, the 2018 Democratic nominee for Florida governor, has been indicted on 21 federal charges including conspiracy and wire fraud for funneling donations through third parties back to himself for personal use, prosecutors said Wednesday.
The U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Florida said Gillum, 42, is also charged with making false statements to the Federal Bureau of Investigation for claiming he didn’t receive or ask for anything from two undercover agents posing as developers. The undercover agents offered gifts and money in exchange for support for projects.
Sharon Janet Lettman-Hicks, 53 and the owner of a communications company, is a codefendant on the wire fraud charges for funneling money to Gillum in the form of paychecks, U.S. Attorney Jason R. Coody said in a statement.
Prosecutors said the pair “conspired to commit wire fraud, by unlawfully soliciting and obtaining funds from various entities and individuals through false and fraudulent promises and representations that the funds would be used for a legitimate purpose.”
[…] Gillum met with undercover FBI agents posing as developers while he was mayor and during his campaign for governor. His associates sought donations from the agents, and suggested ways to provide money without listing them as political contributions, including paying for a fundraising dinner, according to the indictment.
The agents were asked to contribute $100,000 to Gillum’s campaign and said the money could be given to a private company in order to keep the agents’ names out of campaign finance documents. The agents said they would want favorable consideration on development projects and were told that wouldn’t be a problem, according to the indictment.
The agents also met with Gillum in New York City and paid for his hotel, food and drink, a boat ride and a ticket to see “Hamilton,” according to the indictment.
Later, other FBI agents interviewed Gillum and asked if he had contact with the undercover agents. Gillum told them that he never asked for or received anything from the “developers,” and stopped communicating with them after they tried to link contributions to support for their projects, the indictment said.
An individual not named in the indictment donated $250,000 to Gillum’s political committee, but only $100,000 was put toward the campaign. Gillum and Lettman-Hicks said most of the remaining money was going to a voter education program, knowing the service wouldn’t be provided, according to the indictment. (read more)
Former Tallahassee mayor and Democratic nominee for FL governor @AndrewGillum is joining @CNN as a political commentator.
— Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) January 29, 2019
Politico wrote a puff piece about Gillum in 2018 suggesting that he was a viable candidate in the 2020 Presidential race. Democrats have such bad taste!
“He was a rock star yesterday, he’s a rock star today, and he will be a rock star in the future,” Tom Perez, chair of the Democratic National Committee, said Tuesday when he introduced the former [Talahassee] mayor at a closed-door DNC finance gathering in Washington, where Gillum got a standing ovation, according to two attendees. (…) Another possible role Democrats are whispering about: vice presidential candidate.
Hahahahaha
This is what I can’t understand about Dem voters. They had a choice between DeSantis and Gillum and came to the decision to vote for Gillum. Trump vs Biden, they think Biden is the logical choice. Same with Clinton vs. Trump.
These people use the phrase ” Country before Party”. Yeah, whatever.
They could find much better candidates to run if they wanted. Just insane.
As Rush used to say, this type of behavior is a resume enhancement for a Democrat.
Rhetoric.
BTW, who got Rush’s estate?
His wife.
The Republicans are weak and incompetent. But, the Democrats are a party for life’s losers. Just a fact.
They are one and the same— playing for one team— not two.
Florida was not a “win” for Biden, or Hilary.
The ONLY thing that matters is that someone else wins over
whoever they hate.
I have quite a few lefty acquaintances who absolutely revere Jimmy Carter.
Basically, just because he wasn’t Ronald Reagan. And, don’t consider trying
to point out his track record. Or little tidbits like he had an entire town tore
down when he was Governor of Georgia because him and the mayor had a
falling out.
Those that try to enlighten these types do so at their own peril.
I was a Dem earlier in my life. Ignorant. I voted for the latest Dem flavor promoted by that party. I would never vote for candidates from any other party. This is how someone like Gillum can get elected. I might even had made excuses for his bad behavior, I certainly did for Bill Clinton. 🙁
CNN sure knows how to pick ’em.
Gillum…..the Michael Avenatti of Florida.
Found fully nude dead/unresponsive in a seedy motel room lying in large puddles of his own vomit and urine and a pile of his own feces, a face full of foam, male ejaculate, and white powder while married to a woman no less, claims to be father, ghey, black, addicted to alcohol, cocaine, methampethamine, and White male escorts/prostitutes, Andrew Gillum, the perfect posterboi for urban Democrats, wonder if he too has a lifetime membership to a gay bathhouse.
Grim. But if you’re gonna steal campaign money … ya gotta spend it somewhere. Gillum … the Hunter Biden of FL.
Same setup as #44… the wife is all about optics. Both O and G are ‘mo as —.
Thank God Governor DSantis won. The best in the country. Can’t imagine where we would be if if depraved Gillum would have become Florida Governor. That it was even close is worrisome.
Remember, there was lots of cheating in that election and if I remember correctly, DeSantis cleaned up some of the cheating in the Miami-Dade area and one of the election riggers lost her longstanding position there, where she had allowed voter fraud and cheating for along time.
Very high black voter turnout. Here in Sarasota, his yard signs were everywhere.
Scary that this imbecile was almost the Governor of Florida.
They made up for it putting an imbecile in the White House.
Florida did not put Biden in the WH.
While all dems are compromised they’re supposed to be smart enough not to get caught. Gillum failed that, and is now being ejaculated from the dem body.
I’m surprised the FBI actually turned him in…guess he wasn’t deep state enough.
This is another battle move in the Billary Clitler Crime Family vs the Bathouse Barry Buttbandit Choom Gang GlobalHomo syndicate war going on now.
Soros moved on. Gillum was too damaged to resuscitate.
Marion Barry? Remember…
Fine way to end Pride month.
8 days/nights to go….there is still time.
Can you imagine how F***** we would be SD? This state would look entirely different if this asshole would have won. Talk about dodging a bullet!!
That is frightening to think about!
Wouldn’t it be nice if just ONE honest cop would investigate them all?
He will. Just check out Isaiah 59 and Hosea 7:1-3, which specifically address the political misfortunes of America just prior to His Return and holding those accountable the FBI and Justice Dept. give a pass to.
Obama and Gillum have more than a few things in common (and I don’t mean their ancestry)…
Pornography, drug addiction, homosexuality, abominations, bath houses, anti-faith and family, anti-constitution and country, the list goes on. Almighty God knows who and what they are. When one of them is exposed, it points to what is acceptable and even preferred among the Democrats. Remember that.
I’m shocked the FBI actually investigated and brought charges. Happy, yet shocked.
The FBI is pruning off dead wood. Nothing more.
They knew ALL of this in 2018, but NOW he is indicted???
WTH?
Obama seems very fond of this person. I wonder why?
How did the failed FIB get this one right?
Did he cross the wrong people? Too reckless?
George Soros washed his hands of the filth. Wow, too dirty for even Soros!
Awe.. too bad so sad.. give him a cookie
Thank God the democrats had not perfected their election stealing machine yet.
We dodged a (perverted) bullet on that one:)
Obama looks almost giddy in that photo:)
He’s in his element.
From HuffPost (!) “Queer Voices” (!!) page :
“Obama Was A Cocaine-Using Gay Hustler, Says Hawaiian Classmate”
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/barack-obama-gay-hustler-_n_4242447
Looks like the DNC has a new front runner for their 2024 presidential nominee.
This is the sort of human garbage that Obama has installed all throughout our abusive government, i.e., Jake Sullivan, Susan Rice, Mark Milley, Eric Holder, Loretta Lynch, et cetera, et cetera …..
The trouble with this story is that it doesn’t state that there’s a 99% chance that at least 75% of politicians in this country are guilty of exactly the same acts…there just hasn’t been a reason (to date) to expose them. Apparently, he was so blatantly stupid he got crosswise with the “powers that be”, which necessitated him being taken down. Maybe he “forgot” to send the “big guy” his cut! This is most likely the reason he had to be destroyed….he didn’t know his place in the hierarchy of criminals who run America and didn’t pony up!
I was wondering the same, and posted down below before I read your comment.
All players in the uniparty con could be arrested for many of the same charges and then some…especially Barry.
Democrat just being a democrat. Surprising that the FBI actually got on the case and took action.
I wonder what the reason was that Obama lackey’s sicced the FBI on Gillum. Does he know something that they don’t want to get out?
Another star of the Rockwood Leadership Institute. They turn out the best little communists in the world.
Coreen Brown just got out of prison and she is running for office in Orlando. This is just a badge of prerequisite to becoming a libuturd hero!
Avanti, Gillum, Biden, for president! The lturds sure can pick them!
Don’t forget, when JoeBama steps aside we’ll have KaBama.
A scary thing is no state is truly “red” or “blue”. There is no “safe haven”. This man was within reach of being Florida’s governor right now. As easy as it is to believe that the red wave is coming and all will be well, the “average” citizen is a fickle, selfish, ignorant lout and as a result what we are suffering though now (nationally) is not the last time. What ‘s worse is these crashes in ethics, morality, and basic civility seem to be getting deeper in depth and scope with each iteration.
Yee bruh,
Dis homie din do nuffin!
Yaz a bunch of racisms and shit.
He was just using the Ukraine kickback business
model used by his mentors.
Next time Andrew needs to go to Ukraine for his funds….much safer to secure his dough, and then he is in the company of his other political brethren….what a shame for Andrew…wonder what his mother thinks?
A bad guy but the FBI is far more dangerous. And the FBI can’t be checked unless people are willing to jury nullify their prosecutions even to the point of acquitting people like this.
Gillum’s “adventure” in the hotel room is likely the same type of leverage the Deep State has on nearly every politician.
It’s not out of the realm of possibility that Gillum was exposed because he wouldn’t play their game. Also provides a pretty graphic warning of what will happen if you don’t follow your marching orders. With all Epstein rumours, pedo rumblings, etc., this fits right in.
In this upside down world, could Gillum actually have been one of the “good” ones . . . ?
Thought provoking, excellent – now that you mention it, we never heard about any of Gillum’s kids ‘transitioning’ have we? He might be one of those pervs who’s a victim of his vices but knows it’s wrong, and finally said “no” to the wrong blackmale (pun intended).
Gee, imagine my shocked face. Say it ain’t so.
Boy, did we dodge a bullet in FL.
Gillum was backed by Soros, who always picks the low hanging fruit, and are never very bright.
Looks like this is his cohort. Her personal motto is “Own Your Power”
https://sharonlettman.com
The most important election of 2018 was the FL governor’s race. Had Gillum won, FL would look like CA after the long term, harsh lockdown Gillum would’ve imposed, and we would not know who Ron DeSantis is.
Whitmer, Gillum, Cheney, Graham— (pick either party) are evil.
The deceit and in-our-face shredding of the constitutional is not a mere struggle for control and fortune.
This is a satanic movement to enslave and ultimately crush mankind.
Obama and Biden….two peas in a pod. Only one has been arrested so far.
This is why the republican party “chooses” who gets to be a candidate. A candidate selection committee interviews candidates and works from a set of rules to determine if the candidate is “qualified”, then the party delegates vote for their favorite. In most large senate districts this weeds out the Gillums and is not simply an elite few who choose, like in this democrat case.
The fact that this guy almost was elected governor of Florida is an indication of the stupidity and absolute lack of character of millions of American voters. This guy had widespread support from ALL voters of the Democrat ilk. In fact, if elected he would have received widespread support from the uni-party, which includes most
Republicans.
Is it any wonder that 220 million Americans lined up like sheep to the slaughter for these dangerous Covid vaccines? Wonder why politicians get away with the incredible and constant asinine policies that are destroying this Republic? Ever wonder how the Federal government has grown into an uncontrollable monster with over 2 1/2 million ’employees’ slopping at the public trough?
Ans: Look in the mirror.
Given the inert nature of the DOJ, one might wonder why they’d bother to indict one of the Dem’s up and coming stars. /s What I see is, if this piece of carrion ends up in the slam, he’s a pawn off the board to be manipulated by either DJT or RDeS to their benefit in ’24.
I’m wondering why the FBI finally decided to go after corruption with this Democrat? Who in the Democrat establishment did he piss off and why/how? What’s the behind the scenes story?
This proves again that most democRATs are CRIMINALS. The democRAT party is now a national CRIME SYNDICATE trying to implement COMMUNIST ideology to ENSLAVE America to their policies, REMOVE your NATURAL RIGHTS and take away your freedom to even drive a gas-powered car. The green agenda is pure BS. 80% of GREENHOUSE GASES are WATER VAPOR and .04% – 400 parts per million – is CO2! BAN WATER and democRATS!
It’s certainly fortunate for Floridians that Gillum didn’t win but he sure had many gullible voters fooled.
We need to laugh more but it’s not easy or practical given today’s chaos. But SD’s insertion of the Stelter e-mail and the Obama photo did provide a chuckle.
As comedian Gutfeld ! said, he lost 57 % of his joke material when Chris Cuomo was fired by CNN and now he only has Stelter left as an easy source of jokes.
If you click the link regarding the ‘event’ where Gillum is found in the hotel room with a truckload of drugs. No charges ever levied. Try doing that yourself…..do you think the cops wouldn’t charge you?