UPDATE (2/11/2026):
The Florida Department of Law Enforcement has released more details regarding the arrest of former Quincy City Manager Robert Nixon.
In a press release, the FDLE says he was arrested on charges of embezzling more than $32,000 from the city's Community Redevelopment Agency.
They say the 60-year-old faces multiple felony charges, including organized scheme to defraud, grand theft, official misconduct, forgery, and uttering forged instruments.
The FDLE says the investigation began in September 2024 after the FDLE's Office of Executive Investigations and the Second Judicial Circuit State Attorney's Office received a complaint alleging Nixon was embezzling money from the Quincy CRA while serving as city manager.
Nixon worked for the City of Quincy from October 2018 until June 2025. He served as city manager from June 2022 until June 2025 and managed the Quincy Community Redevelopment Agency from October 2018 until December 2024.
The release says investigators found that Nixon fraudulently allocated CRA funds totaling $32,700 for his personal benefit while acting in his official capacity as CRA manager.
The investigation revealed Nixon forged an invoice and created fictitious official records in connection with the embezzled funds. They claim he used the stolen money to renovate a property he leased for his personal business and to purchase a humidor and cigars for his cigar lounge.
The Office of the State Attorney, Second Judicial Circuit, is prosecuting the case. The investigation remains active, and additional charges may be filed.
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Original:
Former Quincy City Manager Robert Nixon was arrested on Tuesday on several charges. That's according to James Beville with the State Attorney's Office.
Nixon faces the following charges:
- 1 count organized scheme to defraud
- 1 count grand theft
- 4 counts official misconduct
- 4 counts forgery
- 4 counts of uttering
- 2 counts of possession of a firearm by convicted felon
Beville told WTXL ABC 27 that Nixon is accused of stealing $32,700 from the Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) and using it for a business he was running.
Beville says Nixon was booked in the Gadsden County Jail and that this incident is being investigated by the FDLE and State Attorney's Office.
Nixon was fired from his position with the City of Quincy last June. The vote to remove Nixon came after a May 27th public hearing on Nixon’s potential removal, a requirement under Section 3.02 of the city charter.
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