Yet another of Ron DeSantis' former rising stars goes down in flames. Amesty lost her re-election bid in November after she was charged with forgery-related charges. She got off relatively lightly there, with community service. She might not be so lucky with these latest charges.
The video above is from August when her forgery charges were made. Even by Florida's standards, the corruption, both hers and other Republicans covering for her, has been egregious. Money for a car dealership that didn't exist and the Carolina Amesty Foundation that did not have any employees went instead to purchasing furniture and paying her credit cards.
Source: Orlando Sentinel
U.S. prosecutors are charging former state Rep. Carolina Amesty with stealing from the federal government’s COVID-19 relief funds, the latest humiliating turn in the career of a woman once viewed as a rising star in the Florida GOP.
The 30-year-old Windermere Republican obtained $122,000 by fraudulently applying for pandemic relief funds in the name of two businesses, according to a criminal complaint filed Thursday and announced Friday.
She faces two counts of theft of government property, each of which carries a maximum of 10 years in federal prison, officials said.
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