Report finds $10M Medicaid settlement funds misused through Hope Florida

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How it spread - 11 original reports

1. Thu, 27 August 2026

   5 reports
   • cbs12.com14:46first to report
     Report finds $10M Medicaid settlement funds misused through Hope Florida

     Grand jury says $10M Medicaid settlement transfer to Hope Florida was misappropriated in scheme to fund political activity; no charges recommended.

   • The Guardian World19:51
     Florida grand jury finds DeSantis administration ‘misappropriated’ funds from Medicaid settlement

     Grand jury declined to indict anyone but said there was a ‘sophisticated scheme’ to use funds for political activity US politics live – latest updates A 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...

   • Google News - Top Stories20:21
     Grand jury blasts DeSantis staff, Hope Florida board for lack of ‘due diligence’

     Grand jury blasts DeSantis staff, Hope Florida board for lack of ‘due diligence’ Orlando Sentinel DeSantis Administration Misspent $10 Million, Grand Jury Says The New York Times DeSantis calls grand jury report on $10M Medicaid diversion a hoax; Jolly pushes for new investigation CBS News Florida grand jury finds DeSantis administration ‘misappropriated’ funds from Medicaid settlement The Guardian Report finds $10M Medicaid settlement funds misused through Hope Florida WPEC

   • Google News - Top Stories20:45
     Hope Florida reemerges as midterm issue with leaked grand jury report

     Hope Florida reemerges as midterm issue with leaked grand jury report Politico DeSantis Administration Misspent $10 Million, Grand Jury Says The New York Times Florida grand jury finds DeSantis administration ‘misappropriated’ funds from Medicaid settlement The Guardian Hope Florida grand jury findings revealed despite efforts to keep report private Miami Herald DeSantis, Moody defend to Action News use of Medicaid deal funds, despite grand jury report Action News Jax

   • journal-advocate.com23:37edited after publishing
     Florida grand jury finds DeSantis administration misused $10 million, but no charges filed

     DeSantis insisted no laws were broken and whoever leaked the sealed documents would face “consequences.”

2. Fri, 28 August 2026

   4 reports
   • Google News - Top Stories02:11
     Grand jury: DeSantis admin ‘misappropriated’ tax dollars in Hope Florida scandal

     Grand jury: DeSantis admin ‘misappropriated’ tax dollars in Hope Florida scandal The Hill DeSantis Administration Misspent $10 Million, Grand Jury Says The New York Times Florida grand jury finds DeSantis administration ‘misappropriated’ funds from Medicaid settlement The Guardian Grand jury finds DeSantis administration "misappropriated" $10 million in taxpayer money to Hope Florida CBS News Democrats go on the offense, Republicans play defense after Hope Florida grand jury report leak Florida...

   • The Hill02:11
     Grand jury: DeSantis admin 'misappropriated' tax dollars in Hope Florida scandal

     A Florida grand jury found Gov. Ron DeSantis’s (R-Fla.) administration “misappropriated” a payment from a Medicaid settlement into the Hope Florida Foundation — an organization “championed” by first lady Casey DeSantis. The grand jury argued the $10 million transfer was "part of a sophisticated scheme to fund political activities," according to a copy of the...

   • orlandoweekly.com22:41
     Florida Dems call for resignations amid Hope Florida leak, while DeSantis claims investigation was designed to ‘smear’ his wife

     Florida Democrats went on the offensive Thursday against Republican leaders after the release of a blistering statewide grand jury report that found $10

   • orlandoweekly.com22:45
     David Jolly says Casey DeSantis, Hope Florida were ‘used’ in a ‘sinister plan’

     Democratic gubernatorial candidate David Jolly ripped into Republicans again Friday over the grand jury report on Hope Florida. But the

3. Mon, 31 August 2026

   1 report
   • PBS NewsHour17:15
     Florida grand jury finds DeSantis administration misused $10 million, but no charges have been filed

     Despite the lack of charges, the report ignited a new round of criticism aimed at Gov. Ron DeSantis and other top state Republicans over the charity receiving $10 million from a state Medicaid settlement intended to help poor children get health insurance.

4. Thu, 3 September 2026

   1 report
   • clickorlando.com09:00
     How the Hope Florida investigation began and why a grand jury report may have been leaked

     The recent leak of a sealed grand jury report is the latest - and most revealing - development in a probe that began last year examining how $10 million was funneled through the Hope Florida Foundation to a political committee that opposed legalized marijuana.