Politics
Kissimmee Mayor Jackie Espinosa faces grand theft, fraud charges
Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier announced Wednesday that Kissimmee Mayor Jackie Espinosa was arrested and charged with grand theft and an organized scheme to defraud. Officials have not disclosed details of the allegations.
Kissimmee Mayor Jackie Espinosa was arrested and charged with grand theft and an organized scheme to defraud, Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier announced Wednesday, Oct. 21.
The announcement did not explain what Espinosa is accused of taking or how the alleged fraud was carried out. Further details about the arrest and charges were not immediately available.
The charges are allegations; they do not establish guilt. The case involves the elected leader of Kissimmee, an Osceola County city, but no information was provided about any effect on the mayor’s duties or the city’s operations.