DeSantis Administration Misspent $10 Million, Grand Jury Says NYT > Top Stories By: Patricia Mazzei and David Ovalle 27 August 2026 at 20:19 A charity tied to Gov. Ron DeSantis’s wife received the money from a state Medicaid settlement and diverted it to political committees supporting a cause favored by the governor. © Chris O'Meara/Associated PressCasey DeSantis, Florida’s first lady, started the Hope Florida charity in 2021 and made it central to her public persona.