Feds investigating if DeSantis used COVID funds to pay for migrant transport to 'sanctuary

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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is facing a federal investigation into his use of COVID relief funds to bankroll the controversial flights of asylum seekers from Texas to Martha’s Vineyard as part of his effort to “transport illegal immigrants to sanctuary destinations.”

At issue is whether millions of dollars in interest earned on State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds, disbursed through the American Rescue Plan, was used to facilitate the transport of about 50 Venezuelans from Texas to Massachusetts in mid-September, with a stopover in Florida on the way.

The recovery funds program has strict requirements on how the money can be spent. Documents indicate Florida officials paid Destin, Fla.-based Vertol Systems Co. $1.56 million for the Martha’s Vineyard flight and possibly for a flight to Delaware, the home state of President Biden, which ultimately didn’t happen.

The Treasury Department said the probe will “review the allowability” of states diverting pandemic aid for “related to immigration,” Richard Delmar, deputy inspector general for the Treasury Department, wrote in an Oct. 7 letter to Sen. Ed Markey (D-Mass.), who requested the investigation.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/feds-investigating-if-desantis-used-covid-funds-to-pay-for-migrant-transport-to-sanctuary-destinations/ar-AA12TArX