Florida Governor Ron DeSantis announced his “opening salvo” against voter fraud in the state with the sweeping arrest of 20 people back in August, targeted by a new election police unit created by the governor last year.
But court records and police reports reviewed by The Independent last year show that the people targeted by the DeSantis administration in a high-profile campaign-like press conference were told by election workers or other government officials that they were eligible to vote.
