Florida’s Commission on Ethics fined and formally censured Kissimmee Mayor Jackie Espinosa on October 23 over city relief grants awarded to businesses connected to her family.
The $2,000 civil penalty was approved two days after she was arrested on felony charges involving $50,000 distributed through the same program.
Espinosa had promoted Kissimmee’s Business Boost 2.0 program and advocated directing more federal pandemic-relief money toward small-business grants. Three companies owned or controlled by her and her family subsequently received payments in November 2025…