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Jury acquits former Fort Pierce manager of bid tampering but convicts him of misconduct in case involving a Rooted in Change project
A St. Lucie County jury found former Fort Pierce City Manager Nick Mimms guilty of official misconduct but not guilty of bid tampering. The prosecution’s case involved allegations that Mimms improperly influenced a city lease process to favor Lincoln Park Young Professionals, whose charitable donations and project activity were conducted through Rooted in Change, Inc. The conviction concerned obstruction or delay in communicating information about a possible felony; it was not a conviction of the charity or a finding that the charity participated in bid tampering.
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Donor relevance
Why this matters
The mixed verdict materially narrows the donor picture. It confirms official misconduct by a former public official while rejecting the more serious bid-tampering charge, and it does not establish misconduct by Rooted in Change or its officers. Sentencing remained pending.
Attribution
Who reported or established this
The outcome was a St. Lucie County jury verdict reported by Florida Politics and local broadcaster WFLX. Earlier steering allegations were attributed to Florida law-enforcement investigators and prosecutors.
Evidence limits
What remains unverified
No Halo has not established that Rooted in Change, Lincoln Park Young Professionals, their officers or their board members committed a crime, knowingly received an improperly awarded benefit, or misused charitable grant funds. The former city manager’s sentence and any post-verdict proceedings were still unresolved.
Right of reply
Organization response
No response from Rooted in Change or Lincoln Park Young Professionals was located in the consulted follow-up material.
Classification
How No Halo records this event
Event type: Conviction. Current state: Pending. No Halo preserves the current procedural state rather than treating every mention as a finding.
Published October 14, 2026 · Last verified October 15, 2026. See an error or a later outcome? Submit a correction or right of reply.