DeSantis officials assigned $10 million to his wife's charity. Was it legal? [View all]

State officials are refusing to give details on a legal settlement.

Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration diverted $10 million in state settlement money last year to the charity arm of a welfare initiative led by his wife.

The unusual injection of cash was part of an undisclosed settlement agreement involving Florida’s Agency for Health Care Administration. The money went to the Hope Florida Foundation, a nonprofit that was established by the state to help realize Casey DeSantis’ vision to reshape welfare.

Under Florida law, money from certain settlement agreements must be deposited into a state trust fund or the general revenue fund, where lawmakers can decide how to spend it.

It’s not clear whether the law applies because the state is refusing to release the settlement’s details, including the circumstances or parties involved.

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