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Committee members press for probe into alleged $10 million Medicaid payment tied to governor’s wife’s nonprofit
Summary
At a committee proceeding, members urged investigation into an allegation that $10 million in Medicaid funds in Florida were routed to a nonprofit associated with Casey DeSantis and then to political action committees; the chair agreed to accept documents and consider scheduling a hearing.
Speaker 1 urged the committee to pursue fraud in state social programs and singled out a Florida matter, saying, “Why did a charity tied to Casey DeSantis suddenly get $10,000,000 boost?” Speaker 1 described allegations that Medicaid money was funneled to the nonprofit and then redirected to political action committees and said this should be investigated.
Speaker 2 (addressed in the hearing as "Mister Balu") told the panel that uncovering fraud requires sufficient…
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