The grand jury report, which was never released publicly but was leaked to a Miami news station, wrongfully “impugned” private individuals, an appeals panel found.
Casey DeSantis, Florida’s first lady, started the Hope Florida charity in 2021. A grand jury report found that Gov. Ron DeSantis’s administration had “misappropriated” $10 million in taxpayer money by diverting it to the charity.
Leon Botstein had already retired from the presidency of the liberal arts college this spring, after emails showed he had maintained a longtime friendship with Jeffrey Epstein.
Leon Botstein, the former president of Bard, at a concert in New York last month. He had stayed on in a variety of roles at the college even after stepping down as president last spring.
Two men were mistakenly arrested in the Bronx by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents. Gary R. Brown, a federal judge, condemned the agency’s actions.
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