“Public officials do not get to write the rules and then write themselves a check,” said Attorney General James Uthmeier. “The mayor used her position to push a COVID relief grant program, then took $50,000 from it for her family’s businesses after being warned it was prohibited.
Jackie Espinosa, the mayor of Kissimmee, was arrested Wednesday, according to Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier. Kissimee mayor arrested In a social media post, Uthmeier said Espinosa is facing charges of grand theft and organized scheme to defraud.
Kissimmee Mayor Jackie Espinosa, already embattled and facing claims she inappropriately approved city grants for businesses linked to her and her family, was arrested Wednesday morning, charged with grand theft and scheming to defraud, Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier announced on social med…
Kissimmee Mayor Jackie Espinosa is being charged with grand theft and organized scheme to defraud, according to Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier.
The mayor of the central Florida city of Kissimmee dodged an impeachment trial , only to end up in handcuffs. Jackie Espinosa — who was born in New Jersey and elected mayor in 2024 with some Democrat support — was arrested on Wednesday morning.
KISSIMMEE, Fla. — Kissimmee Mayor Jackie Espinosa was arrested Wednesday on felony grand theft and fraud charges following an investigation into $50,000 in taxpayer-funded grants awarded to businesses owned or controlled by her family.
All eyes were on the Osceola County Jail as Kissimmee Mayor Jackie Espinosa posted her $70,000 bond and was released following her arrest on charges of grand theft and scheme to defraud. Espinosa’s release comes as she faces allegations that she used a grant program she helped create as mayor to obt…
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