A Florida grand jury has handed down a rather awkward verdict for the DeSantis administration: $10 million in taxpayer money was misappropriated and ultimately used for political purposes, CBS News reports. After finding what it described as serious wrongdoing, the grand jury concluded it didn't have enough evidence to criminally charge anyone.
A Florida grand jury has handed down a rather awkward verdict for the DeSantis administration: $10 million in taxpayer money was misappropriated and ultimately used for political purposes, CBS News reports.
After finding what it described as serious wrongdoing, the grand jury concluded it didn't have enough evidence to criminally charge anyone.
According to the report obtained by CBS Miami investigative reporter Jim DeFede, the money originated with a roughly $67 million Medicaid settlement involving Centene, a company accused of overbilling Florida.
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A Florida grand jury has handed down a rather awkward verdict for the DeSantis administration: $10 million in taxpayer money was misappropriated and ultimately used for political purposes, CBS News reports. After finding what it described as serious wrongdoing, the grand jury concluded it didn't have enough evidence to criminally charge anyone. According to the report obtained by CBS Miami investigative reporter Jim DeFede, the money originated with a roughly $67 million Medicaid settlement involving Centene, a company accused of overbilling Florida.
The money was supposed to reimburse Florida taxpayers, but in September 2024, the state suddenly altered the settlement so that $10 million would go to the Hope Florida Foundation, an organization associated with First Lady Casey DeSantis' initiative. The timing was very interesting, to say the least. Then, in September 2024, the deal suddenly moved at lightning speed.
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