TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WFLA) — Eyebrows continue to raise over Hope Florida and its funding arm as reports of subpoenas and grand jury proceedings come to the surface. Details remain behind closed doors as state lawmakers consider what to do next. Hope Florida, a program aiming to help folks get off government assistance, has faced scrutiny this past year over a mysterious money trail that started with a Medicaid settlement and ended with a political action committee.

"This is the sort of swamp-like behavior that people hate, and this is the sort of thing that makes people really cynical about politics," said State Rep. Fentrice Driskell (D-Tampa).

In May, Tampa Bay Times and Miami Herald first reported on an open criminal investigation into the scandal.

8 On Your Side followed up with Leon

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