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Mary Ellen Klas
@MaryEllenKlas
NEW: As most of Florida was waiting for COVID vaccines in January, the wealthy Keys enclave of Ocean Reef was vaccinating more than 1,200 residents. A month later, a prominent resident sent @GovRonDeSantis a $250,000 check. w/@DavidGoodhue
Wealthy Keys enclave received COVID vaccines in January before much of the state
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MFM008
(19,776 posts)if your surprised...........
onecaliberal
(32,486 posts)Blue_true
(31,261 posts)Dont be surprised to see that guy run into legal trouble soon, he is being really brazen.
onecaliberal
(32,486 posts)He was allowed to do it. Republicans are not subject to the law, or they get pithy fines or hands slapped.
Blue_true
(31,261 posts)She turned herself in, in December or early November, if I remember correctly. As I understand it, she is not in jail, she just had to appear to be arrested and processed and then released pending trial. Again, I believe that the current Justice Department is monitoring stuff like the arrest and actually maybe doing a background investigation, DeSantis wont know until he is notified that he is the target of a criminal investigation, but it takes time for the Justice Department to reach that threshold.
He is an arrogant asshole, he likely thinks that he is bulletproof, that is just what investigators would want him to think, because then he steps into traps.
onecaliberal
(32,486 posts)Shes not sitting in jail, but her career is finished for now and who knows what will happen after her trial. She shouldnt be going through any of this. Her life is injured by real criminals because she told the truth and did her job.
Blue_true
(31,261 posts)She moved her family to Washington DC. I believe that she is now part of a larger organization that collects COVID19 data and is drawing a salary as part of that. As opposed to ending her career, DeSantis BS likely gave her career some rocket fuel. She was an impressively smart woman working in a shitty administrative state government job in Florida, likely taking home maybe $80,000 a year.
She is a southern person, I believe that I read that she grew up in Mississippi. I dont remember exactly, but she has something like a couple high level Masters and a PhD. Not someone that he can put down, and not someone who wont have good future career options.
My guess? She beats that asshole in every way possible. I believe that her career path is pretty bright. Some big company in need of highly skilled database management likely gives her seven figures a year at some point, so the pain will work out for her big in the end.
She will be important in the future, while DeSantis will be trying to stay out of prison, IMO.
onecaliberal
(32,486 posts)She certainly deserves it.
Blue_true
(31,261 posts)for raising ethical concerns).
Her life story so far seems to be that of a determined person. To her, except for the guns drawn on her kids and husband, the situation likely in nothing more than a speed bump. From what I understand, she has very capable lawyers.
Blue_true
(31,261 posts)Hopefully that asshole gets hit with a 50 count indictment soon.
DeathSentence, kissing a$$. While Floridians are waiting to get vaccinated. Repigs are just vile.
Blue_true
(31,261 posts)Be patient.
bdamomma
(63,654 posts)I have a long list of others in the GQP to meet the same fate.