TALLAHASSEE — A grand jury probe relating to the Hope Florida Foundation continued into its second day on Wednesday, with the former president of the embattled charity seen leaving the Leon County Courthouse.

Joshua Hay would not answer questions about whether he was there to speak to a grand jury, which was convening on the third floor.

Hay’s appearance around noon Wednesday is another sign that the State Attorney’s Office in Tallahassee’s investigation is tied to the DeSantis administration’s diversion of $10 million from a Medicaid settlement through the Hope Florida Foundation for political purposes last year. A key Republican lawmaker has called the series of transactions illegal.

As president of the foundation until recently, Hay was on the board when it accepted the $10 milli

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