DeSantis Medicaid settlement funds misappropriation investigation
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Florida grand jury blasts DeSantis staff and Hope Florida board for lack of due diligence
DeSantis said the settlement agreement was legally sound, appropriate, and advanced the interests of the state.
Hay testified that attorney Jeff Aaron told him about the $10 million donation, while Aaron said he did not know about it until Rep. Alex Andrade began his legislative investigation.
Jason Weida, then head of the Agency for Health Care Administration and now DeSantis' chief of staff, said the $10 million was a bonus on top of the settlement agreement with Centene.
Florida grand jury finds DeSantis administration misappropriated Medicaid settlement funds
Uthmeier said that under Florida law, he was not allowed to comment on the grand jury report.
CBS News Miami obtained and published the sealed grand jury report on Wednesday.
The grand jury recommended that the Florida legislature enact a law requiring that any monies received by the state from any source must be deposited into General Revenue, with real consequences for anyone violating the law.