TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WTXL) - The City of Tallahassee reports to a grand jury Tuesday as part of a federal investigation.
The FBI is asking the City to hand over five years' worth of information that federal prosecutors want. No city or county officials were named in the subpoena, but the investigation could impact those running for office in 2018.
Several of them serve on the board of the Community Redevelopment Agency, which was listed specifically in the federal subpoena, even though the commissioners weren't.
They include Tallahassee mayor Andrew Gillum, who has been campaigning for governor.
Running for re-election are city commissioners Nancy Miller and Gil Ziffer and county commissioners John Dailey, Kristin Dozier, Nick Maddox and Bill Proctor.
Last week, Proctor said the county should stop funding downtown CRA projects in light of the investigation. WTXL political contributor Dr. Ed Moore talked about the impact of the grand jury.
"At some point in time, they will either release a 'true bill' that somebody or multiple people might be indicted, or they will come out and say there's no crime been committed -- one or the other," Moore said. "It's still not good to be dragging that around. It's baggage that candidates don't like to carry, and until this is all cleared up, they all have that shadow hanging over them. So, we'll wait and see what happens."
The grand jury proceedings are done in secret, so it is unknown what will be discussed and who may be involved.
The hearing is set for Tuesday at 9 a.m. at the U.S. District Courthouse on North Adams Street.
