Grand Jury Finds DeSantis Admin “Scheme” Took $10M From Children’s Health Fund to Fund Political Project
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The funds were given to Florida from a settlement with a company that was overcharging Medicaid for prescription drugs.

A Florida grand jury has found that Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis’s administration misappropriated millions of dollars in taxpayer funds that were marked to help children get health insurance but instead went to right-wing political groups and the state Republican Party. The grand jury found that state officials funneled $10 million in funding from a Medicaid-related settlement to the Hope…

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    • y0kai [he/him]@anarchist.nexusEnglish
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      14 minutes ago

      The grand jury concluded that there is not sufficient evidence to charge anyone criminally because “nobody will take responsibility” for the decision to send the money to Hope Florida or “had any memory of who made it.”

      Sounds about right

      • y0kai [he/him]@anarchist.nexusEnglish
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        10 minutes ago

        Can you imagine stealing $10 million, getting caught, and then having the prosecutor say, “Well, shit. If nobody is gonna take responsibility, I guess you’re all free to go! You sure you don’t remember how it happened? Actually, who cares lol, enjoy your day.”