SANDERSON, Fla. — Governor Ron DeSantis announced today that Operation Tidal Wave has resulted in over 10,000 arrests, marking a significant milestone in Florida’s ongoing efforts to protect its citizens and support federal immigration enforcement. The initiative underscores the strength of Florida’s partnership with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and reflects the state’s commitment to public safety and the rule of law.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. —Today, Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Blaise Ingoglia announced that Santa Claus and his entire reindeer team have successfully passed all required workers’ compensation coverage reviews and State Fire Marshal compliance checks, clearing them for safe and lawful operations as they make their Christmas Eve deliveries across the Sunshine State.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla.- Today, Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Blaise Ingoglia highlighted the major accomplishments of his office and the Department of Financial Services (DFS) in 2025. CFO Ingoglia was appointed in July by Governor Ron DeSantis and in only five months of being in office, CFO Ingoglia has identified $1.86 billion in excessive spending in local governments, returned money back to Floridians through unclaimed property, supported Florida’s first responders and placed a renewed focus on DFS Criminal Investigations Division to arrest criminals committing fraud. Additionally, the CFO has focused on being an advocate for Florida insurance policyholders and insurer accountability.

WINTER PARK, Fla. –Today, Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Blaise Ingoglia announced his legislative proposals to standardize transparency and accountability across local governments.

Tampa, Fla.- Today, Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Blaise Ingoglia announced his legislative priority to increase local government transparency and to formally establish the Florida Agency for Fiscal Oversight (FAFO) in Florida Statute.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla.- Today, Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Blaise Ingoglia reported over $55 million in unclaimed property returned to Floridians in the month of November. When a financial asset is unknown, lost, left inactive, unclaimed, or abandoned by its owner, this is considered unclaimed property that is held by the Florida Department of Financial Services (DFS). Examples of the most common types of unclaimed property are dormant bank accounts, unclaimed insurance proceeds, stocks, dividends, uncashed checks, deposits, credit balances, and refunds.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla.—Yesterday, Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Blaise Ingoglia hosted a roundtable discussion alongside Trump Administration officials from the U.S. Department of Commerce and the U.S. Economic Development Administration to highlight economic development funding for communities impacted by Hurricanes Helene and Milton. The roundtable discussion included Florida Secretary of Commerce Alex Kelly, CareerSource Florida President and CEO Adrienne Johnston, and U.S. Department of Commerce Director of Intergovernmental Affairs Rob McLeod.

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla.- Today, Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Blaise Ingoglia announced over $344 million in the Palm Beach County Budget as “excessive, wasteful spending”. This is now the highest amount of wasteful spending across the eleven local governments reviewed, wastefully outspending Miami-Dade County by more than $40 million. CFO Ingoglia calls on Palm Beach County to take action to reduce wasteful spending and provide needed property tax relief to residents.

ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. –Today, Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Blaise Ingoglia announced his legislative priorities to further disincentivize illegal immigration into Florida and hold bad actors accountable.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. –Today, Chief Financial Officer and State Fire Marshal Blaise Ingoglia highlighted turkey safety tips ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday. According to the National Fire Protection Association, Thanksgiving is the peak day for home cooking fires, with more than three times the daily average for such incidents. Cooking causes half (52%) of all reported home fires.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla.- Chief Financial Officer Blaise Ingoglia’s office filed an Amicus Curiae brief in support of the state of Florida’s defense of the Trump Library.

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla.- Today, Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Blaise Ingoglia awarded $2 million dollars to local law enforcement agencies to aid immigration enforcement and deport illegal aliens that have caused harm to Floridians. The agencies that were awarded today include the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office, St. Lucie County Sheriff’s Office, and Indian River County Sheriff’s Office.

LAKELAND, Fla.- Today, Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and State Fire Marshal Blaise Ingoglia awarded over $186,000 in funding to support three local fire departments. These agencies include the Auburndale Fire Department, the Frostproof Fire Department, and the Lakeland Fire Department. These awards were made through the Firefighter Cancer Decontamination Grant Program and the Firefighter Assistance Grant Program.

ORLANDO, Fla.- Today, Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Blaise Ingoglia announced that the City of Orlando’s General Fund Budget has remained relatively close to population growth and inflation. The CFO’s Office’s calculations show $22 million in “excessive, wasteful spending”. CFO Ingoglia revealed that the difference between what the city’s budget should have grown by and what it actually grew by was 4.32%. This budget growth is the smallest percentage and dollar amount exposed out of 10 local governments reviewed so far.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla.- Today, Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Blaise Ingoglia announced the arrest of two criminal aliens by the Department of Financial Services Criminal Investigation Division. Samil Morales Pena and Glenys Pena Perez were arrested in a staged motor vehicle collision insurance fraud case. Both Morales Pena and Pena Perez were illegal aliens present in the United States.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla.- Today, Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Blaise Ingoglia awarded $1.8 million to local law enforcement agencies to support immigration enforcement and fight back against the dangerous impacts of illegal immigration. Agencies awarded today were the Taylor County Sheriff’s Office, Leon County Sheriff’s Office, Suwannee County Sheriff’s Office, Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office, and the Chattahoochee Police Department.

MIAMI—Today, Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Blaise Ingoglia announced over $302 million in the Miami-Dade County Budget as “excessive, wasteful spending.” This is the highest amount of wasteful spending across the nine local governments that have been reviewed. CFO Ingoglia is calling on local officials in Miami-Dade County to stop the reckless spending and provide meaningful property tax relief to residents. With this announcement, CFO Ingoglia has exposed an astounding $1.5 billion in wasteful spending across just nine local governments.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla.- Today, Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Blaise Ingoglia announced the appointment of Jillian Hasner and Brea Rasmussen Gelin to the Florida Healthy Kids Corporation Board of Directors.

MIAMI, Fla.- Today, Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Blaise Ingoglia announced that the City of Miami is spending over $94 million excessively and wastefully above the amount that would account for population growth and inflation. CFO Ingoglia is encouraging the City of Miami to listen to the taxpayers and take steps to provide property tax relief and reduce wasteful spending.

GREEN COVE SPRINGS, Fla.- Today, Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Blaise Ingoglia awarded over $8.2 million in funding to support Florida fire departments and public safety facilities. This money supports training, equipment, and improved safety for local firefighters across the state.

ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla.- Today, Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Blaise Ingoglia awarded over $1.8 million through the State Board of Immigration Enforcement to local law enforcement agencies to support their efforts in combating illegal immigration. These agencies include the Bradford County Sheriff’s Office, Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office, St. Johns County Sheriff's Office, Clay County Sheriff’s Office, and Putnam County Sheriff's Office.

BRADENTON, Fla.- Today, Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Blaise Ingoglia announced over $112 million is being excessively and wastefully spent in the Manatee County Budget. CFO Ingoglia is urging the county to change course with its spending habits and offer substantial property tax relief to its residents.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Today, Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Blaise Ingoglia announced that more than $58 million in unclaimed property was returned to Floridians during the month of September, setting a new record for the amount of unclaimed property returned in a single month. Unclaimed property is a financial asset that is unknown, lost, left inactive, unclaimed, or abandoned by its owner. The most common types of unclaimed property are dormant bank accounts, unclaimed insurance proceeds, stocks, dividends, uncashed checks, deposits, credit balances, and refunds. You can visit FLTreasureHunt.gov to search for your unclaimed property.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Today, Chief Financial Officer Blaise Ingoglia and the Department of Financial Services' Criminal Investigations Division (CID) announced the arrest of a criminal illegal alien, Jose Arias-Reyes, from Miami-Dade County, for insurance fraud. Arias-Reyes has two prior removals from the United States with two illegal re-entries. He also has two convictions for domestic assault and DUI in the United States and will be facing multiple state and federal charges as a criminal alien. This arrest was made with the assistance of Homeland Security Investigations.

SANFORD, Fla.- Today, Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Blaise Ingoglia announced that Seminole County is spending $48 million excessively over the amount that would account for population growth and inflation in its General Fund Budget. CFO Ingoglia is calling on the Seminole County Commission to reverse course on its rising property taxes and reduce their wasteful spending to offer relief for its residents.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla.- Today, Chief Financial Officer and State Fire Marshal Blaise Ingoglia recognized October 5th through October 11th as Fire Prevention Week. The theme for the 2025 Fire Prevention Week is “Charge into Fire Safety: Lithium-Ion Batteries in Your Home.” CFO Ingoglia and the Division of State Fire Marshal urge all Floridians to take fire prevention seriously and practice safe usage and disposal of lithium-ion batteries

SEBRING, Fla.- Today, Chief Financial Officer and State Fire Marshal Blaise Ingoglia announced over $5 million in funding to Florida fire departments. This funding supports the improvement of firefighter safety and training to help protect their communities.

PEMBROKE PINES, Fla.- Today, Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Blaise Ingoglia announced that Broward County is excessively and wastefully spending over $189 million above the amount that would account for population growth and inflation in its General Fund Budget. CFO Ingoglia is calling upon Broward County to eliminate this wasteful spending and offer even more substantial property tax relief for its residents now.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla.—Today, Governor Ron DeSantis, along with unanimous support of the Florida Cabinet, passed an agenda item to convey a 2.63-acre parcel in Miami Dade County adjacent to the Freedom Tower for the Donald J. Trump Presidential Library.

ALACHUA, Fla. –Today, Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Blaise Ingoglia announced that Alachua County is excessively spending over $84 million above the amount that would account for population growth and inflation in its General Fund Budget. CFO Ingoglia is calling upon Alachua County to take action for its residents now, and remove this waste from their budget.

BRANDON, Fla.- Today, Chief Financial Officer Blaise Ingoglia announced that Hillsborough County is excessively spending $278 million above the amount that would account for population growth and inflation in its General Fund Budget. CFO Ingoglia is calling upon Hillsborough County to remove this waste from their budget and offer property tax relief to Hillsborough County residents.

During a seven-day-long undercover human trafficking operation, which began on September 8, 2025, the Polk County Sheriff’s Office arrested 230 suspects involved in illegal acts related to soliciting prostitutes, offering to commit prostitution, or aiding/abetting or transporting prostitutes; at the same time, detectives worked with partnering agencies to arrest child sexual predators and charged an additional 16 suspects who traveled to an undercover location to have sex with who they thought were children or solicited children online.

Today, Chief Financial Officer Blaise Ingoglia announced that the City of Jacksonville is excessively spending $200 million above the amount that would account for population growth and inflation.

Today, Chief Financial Officer Blaise Ingoglia called out Orange County’s excessive and wasteful spending of their General Fund Budget. When accounting for population growth and inflation, Orange County’s current General Fund Budget is $190 million higher than it should be.

Yesterday, Chief Financial Officer Blaise Ingoglia, who serves as the State Fire Marshal, highlighted $1.4 million in funding to Florida fire departments to ensure that they have the equipment they need to protect their communities and to protect themselves while on the job.

Insurance Commissioner Mike Yaworsky is ordering penalties against eight insurers for certain claims-handling practices identified after completing market conduct examinations for Hurricanes Ian and/or Idalia.

Today, Governor Ron DeSantis joined Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Blaise Ingoglia to announce that the CFO’s Office will issue subpoenas to Orange County employees who may have knowledge of efforts to obstruct the state’s ongoing local government DOGE audits. This announcement comes after irregularities in county records were found during on-site visits by state DOGE teams, raising red flags among auditors.

Yesterday, Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Blaise Ingoglia visited Palm Beach County to meet with local government review teams from Florida DOGE (Florida Agency for Fiscal Oversight) and to highlight the importance of the local government spending reviews.

Today, Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Blaise Ingoglia visited the City of St. Petersburg to visit with local government review teams from Florida DOGE (Florida Agency for Fiscal Oversight) and to highlight the importance of the local government spending reviews.

Today, Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Blaise Ingoglia visited Hillsborough County to visit with local government review teams from Florida DOGE (Florida Agency for Fiscal Oversight) and to highlight the importance of the local government spending reviews.

Today, Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Blaise Ingoglia announced that more than $44 million in unclaimed property was returned to Floridians during the month of July. Unclaimed property is a financial asset that is unknown, lost, left inactive, unclaimed, or abandoned by its owner. The most common types of unclaimed property are dormant bank accounts, unclaimed insurance proceeds, stocks, dividends, uncashed checks, deposits, credit balances, and refunds.

Today, Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Blaise Ingoglia visited the City of Jacksonville to visit with local government review teams from Florida DOGE (Florida Agency for Fiscal Oversight) and to highlight the importance of the local government spending reviews.

Today, Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Blaise Ingoglia traveled to Orange and Manatee counties to meet with local government review teams from Florida DOGE (Florida Agency for Fiscal Oversight) and to highlight the importance of the local government spending reviews.

Today, Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Blaise Ingoglia sent a letter to all local governments being reviewed by Florida DOGE after receiving information that some government entities are trying to impose conditions and bureaucratic red tape on employees who are looking for waste, fraud, and abuse of taxpayer dollars.

Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Blaise Ingoglia is reminding Florida families to take full advantage of the 2025 Back-to-School Sales Tax Holiday, which begins Friday, August 1, and runs through Sunday, August 31.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Today, Florida's firefighters applauded Governor Ron DeSantis’ appointment of Blaise Ingoglia as Florida’s Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and State Fire Marshal. Top firefighters' organizations and statewide leaders applauded his appointment and leadership on issues important to Florida's firefighters and first responders.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Today, Florida Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Blaise Ingoglia presided over his first State Board of Immigration Enforcement (SBIE) meeting and applauded the Board’s combined efforts, as well as those of local law enforcement leaders from around the state. SBIE was established in February to enhance illegal immigration enforcement and involves a nation-leading partnership with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).

Today, Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and State Fire Marshal Blaise Ingoglia met with Florida’s Urban Search & Rescue (US&R) teams as they returned from an approximately 16-day deployment to Texas, where they responded to devastating flooding across the state’s central region.

Today, in a ceremony held inside the Florida Cabinet Meeting Room, Blaise Ingoglia was officially sworn in by Governor Ron DeSantis as Florida’s next Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and State Fire Marshal. Top grassroots organizations and statewide leaders applauded his appointment.

In observance of Hurricane Preparedness Week, the Florida Department of Financial Services (DFS) is sharing essential tips and resources to help Floridians strengthen their disaster plans as the 2025 Hurricane Season kicks off on June 1st.