TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WTXL) - Dustin Daniels is sharing his side of the story after The ethics commission found probable cause against him and former Tallahassee mayor Andrew Gillum.
State ethics officials said they found probable cause that Florida ethics laws were violated.
Documents related to the ethics investigation raise questions about how Gillum paid in 2016 for a pricey ticket to the hit musical "Hamilton," a boat ride in New York City, and a Costa Rica vacation.
Public officials in Florida are prohibited from accepting gifts of $100 or more from lobbyists and others that work with the government.
The Florida Commission on Ethics isn't expected to announce the findings until next week.
However, Gillum's attorney, Barry Richard, and Erwin Jackson, a Tallahassee businessman who filed the complaint, said that the commission was unanimous in support of its staff's findings, and that the case is now headed to a hearing before an administrative law judge.
Daniels gave the following statement as a response to the situation,
"This issue has been investigated by the Leon County Sheriff's Office, the state attorney, a grand jury, as well as the Tallahassee Ethics Commission. Each and every review found no wrongdoing. It will now be reviewed through an open process and independent judge, a process that I believe will lead to the same resolution."
