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Medicaid Money Redirected to Political PAC | Gainesville News
A grand jury in Tallahassee uncovered a shocking financial trail: $10 million from a Medicaid settlement meant for kids’ programs vanished into a political PAC chaired by Attorney General James Uthmeier, funneled through Hope Florida led by First Lady Casey DeSantis, and used to fund anti-marijuana campaigns and GOP efforts. Democrats demand resignations, calling it a deliberate abuse of public funds; Republicans defend the move, blaming the leak itself. With no one admitting responsibility and no charges filed, the investigation ended without arrests—but the political firestorm is just…
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