Orange County Staff Subpoenaed Amid DOGE Audit Issues, CFO Says

Florida CFO issues subpoenas, says Orange County not complying with DOGE audit

Orange County’s mayor denied the county withheld information and noted the state offered no evidence.

CFO Ingoglia Issuing Subpoenas to Orange County Employees

By Mitch Perry, Florida Phoenix Florida Chief Financial Officer Blaise Ingoglia said Wednesday that it was “probable” Orange County employees tried to hide information when his DOGE team began examining spending practices with the county government. Therefore, he said, he was issuing investigative subpoenas to all county employees his office believes were involved in grant programs for DEI (diversity, equity, and inclusion) efforts. Ingoglia mad…

DeSantis Orders Subpoenas in Orange County Audit; Demings Pushes Back

Governor Ron DeSantis announced Monday that the state will issue subpoenas to Orange County employees as part of an ongoing audit by the Florida Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). The move comes after state auditors reported irregularities in county records during on-site visits, raising concerns about transparency and fiscal management. “Orange County taxpayers deserve better,” […] The post DeSantis Orders Subpoenas in Orange County Au…

Blaise Ingoglia interview; Fla. DOGE subpoenas Orange County

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‘Don’t lie to us’: Florida CFO subpoenas Orange County workers over DOGE audit

Florida’s chief financial officer said Wednesday he is issuing subpoenas to Orange County employees and may bring in digital forensic investigators as the state’s DOGE team seeks documents related to the county’s diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives. CFO Blaise Ingoglia accused Orange’s government of not being forthcoming when DOGE auditors showed up earlier this month demanding documents about county budgets, payroll, grants and DEI effo…

Blaise Ingoglia accuses Orange County of hiding records in DOGE audit

Chief Financial Officer Blaise Ingoglia accused Orange County employees of hiding emails and records as he announced on Tuesday that he has issued investigative subpoenas to pry them loose during the government’s DOGE audit. “I called up the Governor, I said, I think Orange County has something to hide,” Ingoglia said in a news conference Wednesday in Orlando as he questioned whether the county had released emails pertaining to six grants for wh…