On October 10, the Miami Herald reported that two Republican fundraisers with connections to Governor Ron DeSantis, Lev Parnas and Igor Fruman, have been arrested on campaign finance charges. According to the Miami Herald, DeSantis received $50,000 from the pair by way of a company called Global Energy Producers.

Terrie Rizzo, chair of the Florida Democratic Party, slammed DeSantis and demanded he donate the $50,000 to charity: