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The former campaign finance director and the former treasurer for Andrew Gillum’s 2018 gubernatorial campaign took the stand Wednesday on the seventh day of his and Sharon Lettman-Hicks’s trial.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — The former campaign manager for the Florida Democrat who nearly beat Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis in 2018 testified Tuesday that

Prosecutors told the judge Tuesday afternoon they could wrap up Wednesday. It is not clear how many more witnesses they may call.

In Tuesday’s trial prosecutors showed an account breakdown for the National Black Justice Coalition, also known as the NBJC. In that account prosecutors pointed out that $25,000 was missing.

The charge of lying to the FBI stems from false statements Andrew Gillum allegedly made in June 2017 during an impromptu interview with overt FBI agents in Cascades Park.

The former campaign manager for the Florida Democrat who nearly beat Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis in 2018 testified Tuesday that he didn’t recall whether a public relations company accused of illegally funneling campaign funds to the candidate was working as a vendor for the campaign.

In his role, Alfano came up with a budget of a total of $154,000. That breakdown was later changed to $171,000 by Lettman-Hicks.

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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — The former campaign manager for the Florida Democrat who nearly beat Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis in 2018 testified Tuesday t...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — The former campaign manager for the Florida Democrat who nearly beat Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis in 2018 testified Tuesday t...