That wasn’t the first mutinous action taken against Gilliam since being elected in 2017, either.<\/p>\n
Gilliam was the subject of a criminal complaint filed by members of his own party who alleged the Democratic mayor deposited a $10,000 check meant for the Atlantic City Democratic Committee into his own account.<\/p>\n
He called it an error and said he corrected it as soon as he found out the money had somehow made its way into his account. The complaint was filed in March, but a New Jersey Superior Court judge dismissed it just weeks later, in early April, saying there was no probable cause to believe Gilliam stole the check.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Court cannot find any basis to credit that it was the purpose of either Mr. Gilliam or Mr. Winstead to deprive permanently or for so extended a period either the Atlantic County Democratic Committee or the Atlantic City Democratic Committee of the benefit, use, or possession of the check or its proceeds,\u201d <\/span><\/strong>Judge Bernard DeLury wrote in his decision to dismiss the complaint.<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\nGilliam\u2019s former campaign manager Richard Winstead was also the subject of the complaint.<\/p>\n
Despite the judge\u2019s decision, John Devlin — the committee member who filed the complaint against Gilliam and Winstead — said multiple allegations of Gilliam misusing campaign cash are \u201cstarting to grow arms and legs and ears,\u201d and said he was considering additional civil action against the mayor, according to a news report by the Observer.<\/em><\/p>\nAt the time, the FBI’s Weisman neither confirmed nor denied that the Bureau had investigated Gilliam\u2019s alleged misuse of the $10,000 check.<\/p>\n
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Frank Gilliam’s Tumultuous Year:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\n- November 7, 2017:<\/strong> Elected Mayor of Atlantic City<\/span><\/li>\n
- January 1, 2018:<\/strong> Assumes office<\/span><\/li>\n
- March 19, 2018:<\/strong> Atlantic City Democratic Committee files criminal complaint against Gilliam for depositing $10,000 contribution meant for the committee into his own account<\/span><\/li>\n
- April 2, 2018:<\/strong> Judge dismisses criminal complaint against Gilliam, citing lack of evidence<\/span><\/li>\n
- November 11, 2018:<\/strong> Gilliam is involved in a brawl outside the Golden Nugget casino in Atlantic City<\/span><\/li>\n
- December 3, 2018:<\/strong> Federal agents from the FBI and IRS execute a search warrant on Gilliam’s Atlantic City home, removing electronic equipment<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The tumultuous month in the life and times of Atlantic City Mayor Frank Gilliam just got more interesting.\u00a0The gaming resort city’s embattled leader — already facing backlash for his involvement in a November tussle outside the Golden Nugget casino that was caught on video — was on the receiving end of a home raid by […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":40,"featured_media":93785,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[21,18,61],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
Feds Raid Home of Atlantic City Mayor Frank Gilliam<\/title>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n