# Florida Ethics Commission Finds Probable Cause in Kissimmee Mayor Grants Case

Florida Ethics Commission finds probable cause that Kissimmee Mayor Jackie Espinosa benefited from city grants.

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The Florida Commission on Ethics found probable cause that Mayor Jackie Espinosa of Kissimmee benefited from city grants awarded to her business or her family's business. [^1]

Businesses belonging to Mayor Jackie Espinosa or her family received a combined $50,000 in grants through the city's BOOST 2.0 grant program. [^2]

Mayor Jackie Espinosa voted to fund and expand the BOOST 2.0 program but never disclosed her own financial interest. [^3]

The BOOST 2.0 grant program used federal COVID-19 relief money to assist Kissimmee businesses. [^4]

Commissioners stressed that a finding of probable cause is not a determination that an ethics violation occurred and that any violation would be decided only after a full evidentiary hearing. [^5]

Kissimmee city commissioners voted on August 18, 2026, against advancing articles of impeachment against Mayor Espinosa following a special prosecutor's ethics investigation. [^6]

The investigative report alleged that over $50,000 in public relief funds went to businesses linked to Espinosa and her family without proper disclosure of conflicts of interest. [^7]

## What this stands on

1. The Florida Commission on Ethics found probable cause that Mayor Jackie Espinosa of Kissimmee benefited from city grants awarded to her business or her family's business. (WKMG News 6 & ClickOrlando, News)
2. Businesses belonging to Mayor Jackie Espinosa or her family received a combined $50,000 in grants through the city's BOOST 2.0 grant program. (WKMG News 6 & ClickOrlando, News)
3. Mayor Jackie Espinosa voted to fund and expand the BOOST 2.0 program but never disclosed her own financial interest. (WKMG News 6 & ClickOrlando, News)
4. The BOOST 2.0 grant program used federal COVID-19 relief money to assist Kissimmee businesses. (WKMG News 6 & ClickOrlando, News)
5. Commissioners stressed that a finding of probable cause is not a determination that an ethics violation occurred and that any violation would be decided only after a full evidentiary hearing. (FOX 35 Orlando, News)
6. Kissimmee city commissioners voted on August 18, 2026, against advancing articles of impeachment against Mayor Espinosa following a special prosecutor's ethics investigation. (FOX 35 Orlando, News)
7. The investigative report alleged that over $50,000 in public relief funds went to businesses linked to Espinosa and her family without proper disclosure of conflicts of interest. (FOX 35 Orlando, News)

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