Florida's GOP governor 'proud' of a huge tax award he gave to a fraud-charged company housing migrant kids

One of the co-managers of a federal compound housing as many as 1,000 migrant kids in Florida took a huge tax incentive from Florida's Republican governor last year — in spite of medical fraud claims.

The Miami New-Times reported that Comprehensive Health Services, one of the contract managers of the Miami compound Homestead, was awarded $600,000 in July 2017 after announcing it was creating 150 jobs.

Months before the tax incentive was given to Comprehensive Health, the company reached a $3.8 million settlement with the Justice Department over a medical fraud claim. In spite of the settlement, the New-Times noted, "Florida gave the company the tax breaks anyway."

Sen. Bill Nelson (D-FL) announced Tuesday that the company's co-managed Homestead compound is housing 94 migrant children that had been separated from their parents at the US-Mexico border as part of the Trump administration's controversial family separation policy.

When announcing the tax incentive award that reimburses "high-growth" companies for hiring, Scott — who is running to replace Nelson in the Senate — said he was "proud" that the company had made a home in his state.

"I am proud to announce that Comprehensive Health Services Inc. has chosen Florida over Virginia for their expansion, which will create 150 new jobs," the governor said in 2017. "I look forward to seeing CHSi’s growth in Florida and we will continue to do all we can to cut taxes and reduce burdensome regulations so more businesses can succeed in our state."

Despite criticizing the Trump administration for its unpopular "zero tolerance" policy separating undocumented children from their parents, Scott's campaign slammed Nelson for being in favor of "open borders" the same day the senator learned about the migrant kids interred in the Miami facility.