A Florida grand jury has concluded that the governor’s administration improperly redirected millions in Medicaid settlement funds into a charity linked to the governor’s spouse, with the money later sent to political committees. The jurors described the transfer as part of a "sophisticated scheme" to fund political activity but determined there was not enough evidence to pursue criminal charges. While the full report remains sealed, details were published by a local news outlet, raising questions about financial oversight in state government. The findings highlight a controversial use of public funds amid ongoing scrutiny of political spending.
Grand jury declined to indict anyone but said there was a ‘sophisticated scheme’ to use funds for political activityUS politics live – latest updatesA Florida grand jury has found that the administration of the governor, Ron DeSantis, “misappropriated” $10m in taxpayer money from a Medicaid settlement into the Hope Florida Foundation, a charity with ties to DeSantis’s wife, before the money was reportedly “funneled” into “two political action committees”.In the grand jury report, which remains sealed but was obtained and published by CBS News Miami on Wednesday, the grand jurors wrote that “we conclude that these funds were misappropriated as part of a sophisticated scheme to fund political activities” but said that they found “insufficient evidence to charge anyone criminally”. Continue reading...
