A federal magistrate judge in Tallahassee unsealed a federal grand jury indictment Wednesday involving a once-rising star in the Florida Democratic Party, who the FBI subsequently arrested over allegations that include fraudulently fundraising from “various entities.”

Marc Elias, of Perkins Coie, addressing media outside the U.S. Supreme Court. Marc Elias addressing media outside the U.S. Supreme Court.

Jason R. Coody, the U.S. attorney for the Northern District of Florida, charged Andrew Gillum — the former Tallahassee mayor and gubernatorial candidate who narrowly lost in 2018 to Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis — and the politician’s mentor, Sharon Janet Lettman-Hicks.

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