Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier announces launch of Public Corruption Unit

James Uthmeier launches new Public Corruption Unit scrutinizing legislative appropriations

Attorney General James Uthmeier is establishing a new Public Corruption Unit to crack down on misuse of funds distributed by the Legislature. Uthmeier announced that the unit will focus on identifying, investigating and prosecuting cases that involve legislative appropriations and other governmental funds. The Public Corruption Unit is an offshoot of Uthmeier’s Office of Statewide Prosecution. “Our office is launching this unit to ensure taxpaye…

Florida Attorney General Uthmeier announces new unit to investigate public corruption

Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier announced the creation of a "Public Integrity Unit" dedicated to rooting out public corruption throughout the state.

Statewide integrity unit targets 2 years of Florida legislative spending for corruption

On Feb. 19, 2026, Florida’s attorney general opened a Public Integrity Unit in Miami to probe potential misuse of state-funded appropriations.

Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier announces launch of Public Corruption Unit

Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier announced the launch of the Public Corruption Unit on Thursday.

Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier announces audit of public officials

A new public integrity unit will be auditing public officials in Florida for potential criminal activity related to spending, the state’s attorney general announced. Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier held a news conference in at the Florida Department of Law Enforcement Miami Regional Operations Center on Thursday morning to announce the audit and new corruption unit that will be part of the Office of Statewide Prosecution. Uthmeier said t…

Attorney General James Uthmeier Launches Public Integrity Unit to Investigate Legislative Appropriations, Prosecute Misuse of Public Funds

Open the article to view the coverage from myfloridalegal.com