TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WTXL) - The City of Tallahassee goes before a grand jury Tuesday, though it's still unclear why.
The FBI has asked for five years of info connecting the city and the Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) to a list of 25 individuals and entities.
The purpose is to find whether there's enough evidence or "probable cause" to charge for a crime. As of right now, no individual or entity has been indicted. The grand jury will review all of the requested information and take it from there.
The hearing will be done in secret, so there's no telling what will be discussed and who may be involved.
The grand jury could seek an indictment based on what's received. The jury could ask for more and subpoena others to testify, depending on what federal prosecutors want.
Local attorney Mutaqee Akbar said the current subpoena simply asks for records over a course of time that's typical of an investigation like this.
"We don't know why they want it at this point. Once they get everything, it really depends on what the prosecutor is looking for -- whether it's some type of indictment for a particular charge, who those defendants are," Akbar said. "So, they'll get the information that they're asking for, and then, they'll present it to the grand jury in a certain way. It can be a number of things -- whether it's one particular issue or one particular person or defendant that they're going after."
The grand jury hearing is Tuesday at 9 a.m. at the United States District Courthouse.
