John Ring Jr., a Tampa politico with ties to the mayor and members of city council, pleads not guilty in sex offender case

John Ring Jr. (pictured in a white shirt to the right of Mayor Castor) worked his way into the inner circles of Tampa politics. Photo via Gio Fucarino/Facebook

For years, Giovanni “Gio” Fucarino was a prominent figure in the Tampa political world. Until recently he was the board chair at the Italian Club in Ybor City, and was known to frequent political fundraisers and financially support a number of local politicians, including multiple city council members and Mayor Jane Castor.

However, Fucarino’s bombshell arrest last month revealed that the 52-year-old politico had a decades-old sex offender conviction on his record, and that his real name is actually John Ring Jr.

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