Unpacking claim DeSantis funneled Florida taxpayer money through his wife’s charity

The Tampa Bay Times reported that Medicaid settlement funds went through “dark money” groups to land in a political committee behind DeSantis.
In April 2025, multipleposts on social media accused Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis of misappropriating millions of dollars of state Medicaid funds obtained in a legal settlement.
Several weeks after the…