Hope Florida charity board asks about legality of $10 million donation

The lawyer for the Hope Florida Foundation said Thursday that he couldn’t answer questions about what to do with a $10 million donation until it hired another attorney.

During the charity’s first public board meeting, attorney Jeff Aaron said he didn’t want to answer questions about whether the donation was legal because of “allegations” against him.

Florida officials “directed” Medicaid contractor Centene to give the charity the $10 million as part of a larger settlement last year over overbilling.

The donation — and where the money went afterward — has been called “illegal” by some state lawmakers and threatens the future of the Hope Florida program and its charity arm. The program, launched by first lady Casey DeSantis, aims to help Floridians get off government assistance.

https://www.tampabay.com/news/florida-politics/2025/04/17/desantis-casey-hope-charity-nonprofit-medicaid-legislature-andrade/

Looks like Casey DeSantis' future political career is getting torpedoed by Florida's own Republican Party.

IMO it's a big FU to her husband (and it couldn't happen to a more deserving person). And I'm sure he's going to not only attack those in his party who are investigating this shell of a charity, but also blame the Democrats for contributing to that effort.