德桑蒂斯在迈阿密要求追诉泄密者:"希望佛州"大陪审团报告外泄风波升级

佛罗里达州州长罗恩·德桑蒂斯 10 月 8 日在迈阿密举行记者会,要求对泄露"希望佛州"(Hope Florida)大陪审团报告的人提起刑事追诉,使这场缠绕州政府多年的争议再起波澜。总检察长詹姆斯·乌斯迈尔一同出席。
风波源于一份大陪审团报告。报告指称州政府曾把一笔 1,000 万美元的医疗补助和解金"挪用"至与"希望佛州"相关的基金会——"希望佛州"是由州长夫人凯西·德桑蒂斯主导推动的倡议项目。这份原本密封的报告 8 月底被 CBS 迈阿密台记者率先披露,引发佛州众议院共和党议员对州政府透明度的质疑,也成为民主党在选举中的攻击话题。
10 月 7 日,州上诉法院裁定该报告在法律上存在缺陷、处理不当,下令将其销毁(expunged)。德桑蒂斯在迈阿密称这一裁决是他从政以来见过"最严厉的司法驳斥",并指泄露行为本身违反法律,无论泄密者是谁都应被起诉。乌斯迈尔表示执法部门仍在审查此事,若违法行为跨越司法巡回区,可能由州检察官办公室接手。
被指处理大陪审团事务不当的塔拉哈西地区州检察官杰克·坎贝尔以法律禁止评论为由拒绝回应。这场争议此前已导致州参议院多项人事确认被推迟,也被认为影响了州长夫人接替州长职位的政治前景。德桑蒂斯当天晚些时候在塔拉哈西的飓风记者会上重申,他要的是查清泄密者并提起指控。
DeSantis in Miami Demands Prosecution Over Leaked Hope Florida Grand Jury Report
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis used an October 8 press conference in Miami to demand criminal prosecution of whoever leaked a grand jury report tied to the Hope Florida Foundation, escalating a controversy that has dogged his administration. Attorney General James Uthmeier appeared alongside him. The report alleged that $10 million from a Medicaid settlement was "misappropriated" to the foundation supporting Hope Florida, the initiative spearheaded by First Lady Casey DeSantis. The then-sealed report was first disclosed by CBS News Miami in late August, prompting Florida House Republicans to question the administration's transparency and giving Democrats an election-season talking point. On October 7, a state appellate court ordered the report expunged, calling it legally deficient and carelessly handled. DeSantis described the ruling as the biggest judicial smackdown of his career and said leaking the report violated the law, insisting that whoever did it should be prosecuted. Uthmeier said law enforcement is still reviewing the matter and that the statewide prosecutor could become involved if violations cross circuit lines. State Attorney Jack Campbell, whose handling of the grand jury drew the governor's fire, declined to comment, saying he is legally barred from doing so.
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