Jury finds DeSantis admin wrongly gave $10M in taxpayer money to his wife’s charity
A Florida grand jury found that Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration “misappropriated” $10 million in taxpayer dollars by giving it to a charity led by his wife, according to a sealed grand jury report obtained by CBS News Miami.

The Hope Florida Foundation, launched by Casey DeSantis in 2021, sparked backlash when it received $10 million in 2024 from a state Medicaid settlement intended to cover the cost of health insurance for children in need.
The foundation in turn passed the funds through a number of organizations before it was given to two nonprofit political action groups utilized by the governor to defeat a ballot measure that would have legalized marijuana, according to the report.
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The report found that none of the testifying witnesses could recall who was responsible for transferring the money to Hope Florida and therefore charges could not be filed.
The grand jury found that “a large portion of the money ended up in the coffers of the Republican Party of Florida,” the report states.

