Florida Ethics Commission Finds Probable Cause Against Kissimmee Mayor Espinosa

The Florida Commission on Ethics voted unanimously it found probable cause that Mayor Jackie Espinosa had ties to three companies — including ones owned by her husband and children — that received $50,000 from a city COVID-recovery fund she voted to create. Espinosa says she can request a public hearing and denies wrongdoing; the City Commission previously declined to pursue impeachment on the matter in August.