A federal grand jury subpoena has been issued for information on Andrew Gillum, the former Democratic candidate for Florida governor, his campaign and his political committee, the Tampa Bay Times is reporting.
The newspaper obtained the subpoena and said it could reflect a new level of federal inquiry into Gillum, who lost to Republican Ron DeSantis last year.
Gillum would not say whether a subpoena was issued to him.
"We stand ready to assist any future review of our work, because I am confident we always did the right thing and complied fully with the law,” he said in a statement.
“When you run a campaign that puts the power in the hands of the people, and fights for change, it inevitably invites close scrutiny, regardless of the facts.”
The Times noted if someone is named in a subpoena it does not mean that individual is under investigation.
The subpoena demands “documents, electronically stored information, or objects” dating back to January 2015 about Gillum, his 2018 gubernatorial campaign and his political committee, Forward Florida, the newspaper said.
The New York Times quoted Gillum’s lawyer, Barry Richard, as saying: “Somebody is out to damage Mr. Gillum politically and is making allegations to different law enforcement bodies.”
The subpoena also demands information on one of Gillum’s wealthy donors, a charity and a former employer.
Previously, an FBI investigation had centered on corruption inside Tallahassee government, including during Gillum’s tenure as mayor, the Times noted.
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