A federal probe into embezzlement that siphoned millions from Miami-Dade County’s public hospital fundraising arm concluded this month when one of the organization’s former top overseers admitted in federal court to orchestrating the scheme.

Charmaine Gatlin , the former Chief Operating Officer of the Jackson Health Foundation , pleaded guilty to defrauding the foundation out of at least $4.3 million between 2014 and 2024, according to the U.S. Department of Justice.

The money was intended to support Jackson Health System’s safety net hospitals and patients. Instead, Gatlin, 52, diverted the funds to herself, her relatives or unrelated entities to pay for luxury goods, kickbacks and even a rose-gold golf cart for her home in Weston.

Federal prosecutors said Gatlin exploited

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