Grand jury to hear evidence in case involving Casey DeSantis' charity

Prosecutors will present evidence to a grand jury about the Hope Florida scandal involving first lady Casey DeSantis.

The State Attorney's Office for the 2nd Judicial Circuit has issued subpoenas for witnesses who will testify before the grand jury starting the week of Oct. 13, according to two sources close to the matter who spoke to the Times/Herald.

The nonprofit foundation spearheaded by the wife of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has been under investigation by prosecutors since May, after Republican state legislators started looking into revelations that the administration directed $10 million from a legal settlement with a Medicaid contractor to the charity controlled by his wife.

Those groups then steered nearly all of that money toward a political committee chaired by DeSantis’ then-chief of staff James Uthmeier, who led a campaign against a failed referendum on recreational marijuana.

The Times/Herald was unable to confirm who any of the grand jury witnesses will be, and State Attorney Jack Campbell declined to comment on the matter.