Tag: Division of Emergency Management
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Top DeSantis staff duped into no-bid COVID-19 testing deal with ‘con artist’
By Daniel Ducassi FloridaBulldog.org Florida’s top emergency management official personally signed off on a major, no-bid COVID-19 testing contract with an unqualified company run by a confessed thief — while the man who supposedly signed for the company says the signature on the contract isn’t his, and he has nothing to do with the firm.
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Citizens Property Insurance chairman got millions in no-bid state coronavirus contracts
By Daniel Ducassi FloridaBulldog.org The chairman of the board of governors of Citizens Property Insurance, the state-owned insurer of last resort, obtained millions of dollars in no-bid Florida coronavirus contracts – paperwork the governor’s office has refused to show the public in defiance of state law.
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No-bid Florida COVID contracts flow to DeSantis donors
By Daniel Ducassi FloridaBulldog.org Millions of dollars in no-bid state contracts issued as part of Florida’s COVID-19 response have gone to a trio of firms tied to men who’ve contributed hefty sums to support Gov. Ron DeSantis’ political ambitions.
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DeSantis bragged about deal with lab firm now at center of COVID-19 testing scandal
By Daniel Ducassi FloridaBulldog.org Gov. Ron DeSantis touted an $11 million COVID-19 testing deal with a Texas-based lab now embroiled in controversy and facing questions about the reliability of its tests.
