As Florida attorney general, Ashley Moody's office settled a Medicaid overbilling case with Centene in 2024, a settlement that sent $10 million to Hope Florida. A state grand jury reported on August 26, 2026 that she was aware of the plans to divert the $10 million to Hope Florida, found the money "misused for political purposes", and charged no one.
As a Florida senator, Moody voted for the GENIUS Act, the stablecoin law that state prosecutors say fails to protect fraud victims, against an amendment "To prevent cryptocurrency corruption," against barring taxpayer money to refit the jet Qatar gave the President, and against barring federal money for the White House ballroom. She voted to confirm the Justice Department officials who signed the settlement of the President's lawsuit against the IRS, and the SEC chair whose agency dropped its case against Binance.
Ashley Moody's Record on Hope Florida, Crypto and the Officials She Confirmed
- Moody's Office Settled a Medicaid Case That Sent $10 Million to Hope Florida; a Grand Jury Found the Money Misused and Charged No One. As Florida attorney general, Moody's office settled with Centene, which agreed in 2024 to pay $67 million after it was accused of overbilling Florida's Medicaid program. In a report released August 26, 2026, a state grand jury found that the settlement directed $10 million to Hope Florida, reducing the state's direct return to $57 million, and concluded that Moody was aware of the plans to divert the $10 million to Hope Florida and "authorized" her chief deputy, John Guard, to sign it, CBS News Miami reported; WKMG summarized that the report states she knew about the plan and authorized her chief deputy. Hope Florida then gave $5 million grants to two nonprofits, and those groups subsequently transferred millions into Keep Florida Clean, a political committee. The grand jury wrote, "While we can't prove who is responsible, we can plainly see that taxpayer money was misused for political purposes," and, "Despite our finding that the money was misappropriated, we find insufficient evidence to charge anyone criminally." No one was charged.
- Moody Voted for the Stablecoin Law Prosecutors Say Leaves Fraud Victims Unprotected. On June 17, 2025, Moody voted yes on the GENIUS Act, which passed 68-30 and set the first federal rules for stablecoins. New York Attorney General Letitia James and four district attorneys wrote in January 2026 that the law fails to protect victims of fraud, CNN reported. The Trump family's World Liberty Financial stablecoin, USD1, saw its market cap grow from $128 million to nearly $2.7 billion, according to a House Judiciary Democrats' staff report.
- Moody Voted Against an Amendment 'To Prevent Cryptocurrency Corruption' in June 2025. On June 30, 2025, during the votes on the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, Moody voted no on waiving the budget rules for an amendment whose stated purpose was "To prevent cryptocurrency corruption," which failed 47 to 53. By then 764,000 wallets of mostly small holders have lost money on $TRUMP, the President's meme coin, CNBC reported, citing Chainalysis.
- Moody Voted Against Barring Taxpayer Money for the Qatari Jet in October 2025. On October 9, 2025, Moody voted no on an amendment "To prohibit the use of funds to procure or modify foreign aircraft for presidential airlift," which failed 46-50 under a 60-vote threshold. The Air Force retrofitted the 747 Qatar gave the President after it had estimated it would cost less than $400 million to retrofit the gift, and Trump first flew it on July 1, 2026, ABC News reported.
- Moody Voted Against Barring Federal Money for the White House Ballroom in June 2026. On June 4, 2026, Moody voted no on waiving budget rules for an amendment "to prohibit the use of funds for, the White House Ballroom"; it failed 53 to 46 under a 60-vote rule. Public Citizen found that "14 out of 27" corporate donors to the ballroom received new or increased government contracts, totaling over $50 billion in six months.
- Moody Voted to Confirm the Justice Department Officials Who Signed the Trump-IRS Settlement. On March 5, 2025, Moody voted to confirm Todd Blanche as deputy attorney general, and on October 7, 2025 she voted to confirm Stanley Woodward as associate attorney general. Both signed documents in the May 2026 settlement of Trump's lawsuit against the IRS, which a federal judge found "was brought for an improper purpose". The settlement's provision that permanently bars the IRS from pursuing tax claims against Mr. Trump, his oldest sons and his company remains in place, CBS News reported.
- Moody Voted to Confirm the Attorney General Who Scaled Back Foreign-Influence and Corporate Enforcement. On February 4, 2025, Moody voted to confirm Pam Bondi as attorney general. In her first days Bondi is limiting criminal enforcement of a foreign agents registration law, CNN reported, and within two weeks 3 top U.S. prosecutors resign over order to drop Eric Adams case, the corruption case against New York's mayor. Public Citizen counts more than 200 corporations whose enforcement actions the administration has canceled or frozen.
- Moody Voted to Confirm an SEC Chair Tied to Crypto Industry Groups, Whose Agency Dropped the Binance Case. On April 9, 2025, Moody voted to confirm Paul Atkins as chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission. Public Citizen lists his ties as "Patomak Global Partners LLC, SEC, Digital Chamber, Token Alliance", crypto-industry groups among them. Trump's SEC and Binance filed a joint motion to dismiss on 5/29/25 the agency's case against the exchange, and Trump later pardoned Binance's founder, Changpeng Zhao, on October 21, 2025.
What the Hope Florida Settlement Reached Under Ashley Moody Cost Florida's Medicaid Recovery
- Medicaid settlement money. Because $10 million of the Centene settlement went to Hope Florida, the state's direct return fell to $57 million, the grand jury found; money paid to settle overbilling of Florida's Medicaid program went instead through Hope Florida's grants to groups that transferred millions into Keep Florida Clean.
Frequently Asked Questions About Ashley Moody on Corruption and conflicts
What is Ashley Moody's record on corruption and conflicts under Trump?
As Florida attorney general, Ashley Moody's office settled the Centene Medicaid case in a deal that sent $10 million to Hope Florida, money a grand jury found "misused for political purposes" while charging no one. As a senator she voted for the GENIUS Act, against a crypto-corruption amendment and against barring money for the Qatari jet and the White House ballroom, and she confirmed the officials who settled the President's IRS lawsuit and dropped the Binance case.
Was Ashley Moody charged in the Hope Florida investigation?
No. The grand jury that examined the $10 million that went to Hope Florida wrote that "we find insufficient evidence to charge anyone criminally", so no one, including Ashley Moody, was charged. It also concluded that Moody, then attorney general, was aware of the plans to divert the $10 million to Hope Florida.
Did Ashley Moody answer questions about Hope Florida?
Ashley Moody had not responded to CBS News Miami's questions about her role in the settlement when its report on the grand jury ran on August 26, 2026: CBS4 Miami reported that Moody has not responded to questions, WLRN reported. She posted a written response the next day, WKMG reported.
Last updated: 2026-10-25