A former state representative from central Florida has been arrested on federal fraud charges, reported the Orlando Sentinel. Carolina Amesty "faces two counts of theft of government property related to COVID relief fraud,

The 30-year-old Windermere Republican faces two counts of theft of government property related to COVID relief fraud, each of which carries a maximum of 10 years in federal prison, officials said. The criminal complaint filed Thursday accuses her of stealing $122,000 by fraudulently applying relief funds in the name of two businesses.

After accidentally overpaying a health care company by $5 million for its COVID-19 services, the state is suing to get its money back.

When Miramar-based Trinity Health Care Services accepted the overpayments, its CEO was U.S. Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, who has been the subject of an unrelated House ethics complaint.

The grand jury did not pursue criminal charges, in part, because it did not uncover activities involving vaccine makers and distributors that were not approved by federal regulators, the report said. Also, the grand jury did not find “statements that were both objectively false and sufficiently precise to support a criminal prosecution.”

The state’s graduation rate of 89.7% was its best ever — not counting the two COVID-19 pandemic years when Florida dropped testing requirements that made it easier for more students to earn

The anticlimactic grand jury report managed to uncannily parrot the DeSantis administration's sometimes tortured views about the pandemic

Florida reported its highest ever high school graduation rate for the 2023-24 academic year at 89.7%, continuing a string of increases interrupted only by the COVID-19 pandemic. Pasco County led the state’s largest districts,

America’s home prices have skyrocketed, far outpacing wage growth and inflation: U.S. home values have grown by more than 95%, while average hourly earnings saw a

Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick was the CEO of South Florida's Trinity Health Care Services when it accepted more than $5 million in improper loans during the pandemic.