Overview

• On August 6, DOJ prosecutors filed court papers asking a judge to dismiss the criminal complaint against Carolina Amesty without prejudice, formally closing the federal investigation.
• The complaint, originally filed in mid-January, accused Amesty of two counts of theft of government property for allegedly misusing $122,000 in COVID Economic Injury Disaster Loans.
• Amesty retained Brad Bondi in December, just weeks after his sister Pam Bondi’s nomination as attorney general, prompting scrutiny over a potential conflict of interest.
• Prosecutors simultaneously withdrew all outstanding subpoenas related to the case, stating the investigation had ceased.
• Her defense team, led by Brad Bondi, characterized the charges as politically motivated and submitted extensive exculpatory evidence to support her innocence.