跟进：佛罗里达州州长下令停职Kissimmee市长：涉救济金案被捕后由副市长代理职务
佛罗里达州州长 Ron DeSantis 10月30日签署第26-226号行政令，暂停 Kissimmee 市长 Jackie Espinosa 的职务。该市位于佛罗里达州奥西奥拉县。Espinosa 已于10月21日被佛罗里达州执法厅（FDLE）逮捕，被控重大盗窃与有组织诈骗；她已作无罪抗辩，并否认刑事不当行为，在案件审结前依法推定无罪。
据州检察长 James Uthmeier 等执法部门的指控，Espinosa 在任市长期间协助创设并扩大使用新冠时期联邦救济资金的「Kissimmee Business Boost 2.0」计划，并使与她本人及家人有关联的三家企业获得总计5万美元补助，且在被要求时拒绝退还，期间还无视市府工作人员提出的伦理疑虑。今年9月，佛罗里达州伦理委员会已与她达成协议：认定其行为可能违反州伦理法第112.313(7)条，给予公开谴责并处以2000美元民事罚款。她在10月22日以7万美元保释金获释。
停职令禁止 Espinosa 在停职期间履行市长职责，并停发其薪金、津贴与职务特权，同时要求 FDLE 协助市政交接并保存市长办公室的记录与设备。Kissimmee 市政府10月31日宣布，依市宪章由副市长 Angela Eady 代行市长职务，直至停职撤销或 Espinosa 任期届满；Eady 原任的市议会第2席位随之空缺，将由市议会任命填补。Espinosa 的市长任期自2024年11月开始、至2028年结束，日常市政运作由城市经理继续负责。
Follow-Up: Florida Governor Suspends Kissimmee Mayor: Vice Mayor Takes Over After Arrest in Relief-Fund Case
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed Executive Order 26-226 on October 30 suspending Kissimmee Mayor Jackie Espinosa from office. Kissimmee is in Osceola County, Florida. Espinosa was arrested on October 21 by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) on charges of grand theft and an organized scheme to defraud; she has pleaded not guilty, denies criminal wrongdoing and is presumed innocent unless convicted.
According to Attorney General James Uthmeier and investigators, Espinosa, while mayor, helped create and expand the Kissimmee Business Boost 2.0 program, funded with COVID-era federal relief money, and obtained $50,000 in grants for three businesses connected to her and her family, refused to return the funds when asked, and ignored ethics concerns raised by city staff. In September 2026, the Florida Commission on Ethics reached an agreement with her finding probable cause of a violation of section 112.313(7), Florida Statutes, imposing a public reprimand and a $2,000 civil fine. She was released on October 22 on $70,000 bond.
The suspension bars Espinosa from performing the duties of mayor and from receiving salary, allowances and privileges of the office, and directs FDLE to assist the transition and the preservation of mayoral office records and devices. The City of Kissimmee announced on October 31 that, under the city charter, Vice Mayor Angela Eady has assumed the mayor's office until the suspension is revoked or Espinosa's term ends; Eady's Commission Seat 2 is now vacant and will be filled by commission appointment. Espinosa's term began in November 2024 and runs to 2028, and the city manager continues to run day-to-day operations.
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