Hope Florida scandal

The Hope Florida scandal is an ongoing political scandal that arose after the Hope Florida Foundation, founded by First Lady Casey DeSantis, received $10 million of the $67 million legal settlement between Centene Corporation and the Florida Agency for Health Care Administration. Hope Florida diverted the settlement proceeds to Secure Florida's Future and Save our Society from Drugs. These nonprofits then made contributions to Keep Florida Clean, a political action committee (PAC) with ties to Governor Ron DeSantis. Hope Florida's chairman admitted mistakes and "lapses in reporting procedures", including missing federal tax reports.

In 2025, the Republican-controlled Florida House of Representatives opened an investigation into the accusations of money laundering and wire fraud. On April 24, 2025, the House halted its investigation after Hope Florida and the nonprofits refused to continue cooperating. In May 2025, State Attorney Jack Campbell of the Second Judicial Circuit Court opened a criminal investigation into the allegations of political corruption.

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