{"id":3993,"date":"2025-10-15T04:22:07","date_gmt":"2025-10-15T04:22:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/3993\/"},"modified":"2025-10-15T04:22:07","modified_gmt":"2025-10-15T04:22:07","slug":"grand-jury-meets-on-tuesday-in-hope-florida-case","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/3993\/","title":{"rendered":"Grand jury meets on Tuesday in Hope Florida case"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"text | article-text\">TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) &#8211; A grand jury convened on Tuesday in the Hope Florida case, according to reports. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | text-start article-text\">The Hope Florida Foundation, a charity arm of First Lady Casey DeSantis\u2019 welfare-assistance program, became the subject of a criminal investigation earlier this year when<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wctv.tv\/2025\/05\/20\/hope-florida-under-criminal-investigation\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.wctv.tv\/2025\/05\/20\/hope-florida-under-criminal-investigation\/\"> a $10 million donation allegedly went missing<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | text-start article-text\">According to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.miamiherald.com\/news\/politics-government\/state-politics\/article312494582.html\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.miamiherald.com\/news\/politics-government\/state-politics\/article312494582.html\">Miami Herald<\/a>, several key players were seen at the Leon County Courthouse on Tuesday. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">The Herald reports Representative State Rep. Alex Andrade, who led a House investigation into the foundation, was seen at the courthouse around noon on Tuesday. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Reports also indicate the leader of a nonprofit that received money from Hope Florida was at the courthouse on Tuesday. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">WCTV reached out to State Attorney Jack Campbell, who had no comment on reports that he presented the Hope Florida case to a grand jury on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | text-start article-text\">To keep up with the latest news as it develops, follow WCTV on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/WCTV.tv\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/wctvnews\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@WCTVEyewitnessNews\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/nextdoor.com\/page\/wctv\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/nextdoor.com\/page\/wctv\/\" target=\"_blank\">Nextdoor<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/nextdoor.com\/page\/wctv\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/nextdoor.com\/page\/wctv\/\" target=\"_blank\"> <\/a>and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WCTV\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">X<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WCTV\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | text-start article-text\">Have a news tip or see an error? <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wctv.tv\/2025\/10\/15\/reports-grand-jury-meets-tuesday-hope-florida-case\/mailto:news@wctv.tv?subject=Correction%20Needed\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Write to us here<\/a>. 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