ORLANDO, Fla. – Orange County Mayor Jerry Demings is denying claims that his staff did not fully cooperate with an audit by the state’s DOGE team earlier this month.

On Wednesday, Gov. Ron DeSantis and Chief Financial Officer Blaise Ingoglia announced the state would issue investigative subpoenas for county employees.

After an event on Thursday, Demings said there was no evidence to support the state’s allegations.

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“There has not been any direction from myself or any senior leadership to our employees to hide information or any of that,” Demings said.

Ingoglia said his office is investigating whether county staff withheld or altered documents related to five diversity, equity and inclusion grants.

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