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Summary

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis' administration redirected part of a settlement to a state-affiliated charity overseen by his wife, sending $10 million in state settlement money to Casey DeSantis’ Hope Florida charity, which was not publicly disclosed at the time.

The Herald reported “$10 million went to Hope Florida,” instead of returning to “state and federal coffers.”

The $10 million were then distributed to two nonprofits that are not required to disclose how they spend their funds, the outlet detailed. These groups later transferred $8.5 million to a political committee tied to DeSantis' then Chief of Staff James Uthmeier, now the state attorney general.

Rep. Alex Andrade said, “this was Medicaid money that was squandered,” while DeSantis’ office claimed the “settlement was a great benefit to the state.”

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[–] S0me0neNew@lemmy.world 7 points 1 day ago

That seems, I don't know, incredibly illegal.

[–] DrFistington@lemmy.world 61 points 1 day ago

Pretty sure that's called embezzlement. Def misappropriation of funds

[–] blakenong@lemmings.world 52 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Every republican politician is a criminal.

[–] OldChicoAle@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Imo every cop and politician is corrupt and a criminal until proven otherwise

[–] blakenong@lemmings.world 4 points 1 day ago

I think it’s best to think of them as guilty until proven innocent.

[–] WatDabney@fedia.io 51 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Or more accurately, he embezxled $10 million and funneled it through a slush fund.

[–] undefined@lemmy.hogru.ch 6 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Your misspelling makes this better somehow, love it.

[–] AmidFuror@fedia.io 3 points 1 day ago

It's the gender-neutral spelling.

[–] 18USCode2381@infosec.pub 50 points 1 day ago
[–] SCmSTR@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Then they complain that Medicaid is wasteful "look how wasteful it is!"

[–] thelasttoot@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

It's the Republican mo. Become the problem you complained about to prove your complaint is legitimate.

[–] SCmSTR@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 1 day ago

A metaphysical embodiment of petulance.

[–] jjjalljs@ttrpg.network 15 points 1 day ago

DeSantis is a sack of shit and I hope he gets flushed down a toilet.

[–] Sanctus@lemmy.world 15 points 1 day ago

Its fraud all the way down.

[–] Ghyste@sh.itjust.works 11 points 1 day ago (1 children)

It's all about the grift, baby.

[–] kautau@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

*The Art of the Grift

[–] Jaysyn@lemmy.world 14 points 1 day ago

And not a fucking thing will happen.

[–] Bakkoda@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 day ago

Florida used Rick Scott's (i think it was him) wife's lab to test welfare recipients. Florida is a gop testing ground.

[–] ABetterTomorrow@lemm.ee 6 points 1 day ago

Annnnnnnnnd it’s gone.