PUNTA GORDA, Fla.–The Florida Inspector General has found “insufficient evidence” to support the claims of a former employee that she was asked to falsify COVID-19 data.
In a 27 page report released May 26, the Florida Department of Health Office of Inspector General determined the accusations made by Rebekah Jones, a former Florida Department of Health employee and long-time critic of Gov. Ron DeSantis, to be “unsubstantiated” and “unfounded.”
The report found no evidence of wrongful termination of Jones. It also cleared DOH officials accused by Jones of removing a data section from the state’s website to ensure private health information was not released to the public….