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 what he said were diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives.

However, in a swift response, Orange County Mayor Jerry Demings denied that the county was covering anything up and stated that the government had fully complied with the state’s orders.

“The state has offered no evidence to support its allegation that we were hiding inf

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