Former Fort Pierce City Manager Nick Mimms has been found guilty of official misconduct, but a St. Lucie County jury did not convict him on a charge of bid tampering. <\/p>\n
Instead, jurors found that he improperly obstructed, delayed or prevented information about a possible felony involving the city from being communicated. <\/p>\n
The verdict followed a trial that centered on allegations that Mimms improperly influenced the city\u2019s bidding process for two vacant Lincoln Park-area lots to help a nonprofit that his niece was involved with. <\/p>\n
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