Court Wipes Out Hope Florida Grand Jury Presentment that Blasted DeSantis Administration
The court said the panel exceeded its authority and disclosed sealed material to at least 49 recipients, including 2 intake addresses.
- On Wednesday, the First District Court of Appeal ordered full expungement of a confidential Leon County grand jury presentment, ruling the panel exceeded its authority by naming individuals without returning an indictment.
- The grand jury had alleged that $10 million from a $67 million Medicaid settlement with Centene Corporation was "misappropriated" as part of a "sophisticated scheme" to fund political activities against a 2024 ballot measure.
- Appellate Judge Lance Neff wrote that the grand jury lacked authority to declare conduct unlawful without a filed civil action, while State Attorney Jack Campbell violated the law by distributing the document to at least 49 unauthorized recipients.
- Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier and Governor Ron DeSantis declared the ruling a "complete and total victory," while Jeremy Redfern, Uthmeier's deputy chief of staff, called the report the "Hope Florida Hoax" on social media.
- The decision reverses a July order by Leon Circuit Judge James Lee Marsh that had denied full expungement, though the ruling is not final until the time for rehearing motions has passed.
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DeSantis hails appellate ruling striking Hope Florida grand jury report
Gov. Ron DeSantis claimed vindication Thursday after a state appellate court struck down a Hope Florida grand jury report that sharply criticized several top officials in his administration.
Memory Hole: Court Erases Hope Florida Grand Jury Report, Silencing Anyone Who'd Defend It
The grand jury report that put Attorney General James Uthmeier at the center of a “sophisticated scheme” to move $10 million from a Medicaid settlement into his political committee was erased Wednesday by a state appeals court, in an appeal in which no one was allowed to argue in defense of the report, the court’s own opinion shows.
‘It Was A Hoax’: DeSantis Demands Arrests After Court Wipes Out Leaked Hope Florida Report
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday demanded criminal charges against whoever leaked a grand jury report criticizing his administration’s handling of a Medicaid settlement, speaking one day after an appeals court ruled the report should be expunged. During an hour-long press conference at the Greater Miami Expressway Agency, DeSantis called the controversy a “hoax” and […] ‘It Was A Hoax’: DeSantis Demands Arrests After Court Wipes Out Leaked …
DeSantis Wants People Prosecuted For Leaking Report About $10M Medicaid Refund/Anti-Weed Ads Scandal
Politico reports: Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday called for the prosecution of the people behind a leaked grand jury report that was sharply critical of the Hope Florida scandal, a day after an appeals court ruled the report should never have been issued. In a press conference, DeSantis spoke and took questions for about … The post DeSantis Wants People Prosecuted For Leaking Report About $10M Medicaid Refund/Anti-Weed Ads Scandal appe…
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