Rep. Carolina Amesty is set to surrender herself to the State Attorney's Office in Central Florida.
Charges against the Windermere Republican have not yet been announced. Florida Politics has reached out to her attorney and district office for further information.
The news of her impending arrest comes after months of scrutiny, including a Florida Department of Law Enforcement investigation involving her work for Central Christian University, a private school founded by her father, Juan Amesty.
She also recently resigned her notary public commission after Gov. Ron DeSantis' Office announced an investigation into accusations she notarized a form that a man did not remember signing, according to the Orlando Sentinel.
The newspaper has investigated a number of issues surrounding Amesty's work at the school, where she previously worked as a Vice President.
Reporting by the local newspaper has included claims that Amesty notarized a form listing Robert Shaffer as an employee, though he said he did not work there. Amesty's campaign said Shaffer taught at a K-12 school under the university's business umbrella, something other employees confirmed in affidavits. Those employees also said he had memory issues.
Amesty first won election to the House in 2022 in House District 45, defeating Democrat Allie Braswell with 53% of the vote. As she runs for re-election this year, she faces former Disney executive Leonard Spencer.
With the Republican running in a district won by Democrat Joe Biden in the 2020 Presidential Election and by Republican DeSantis in the 2022 Governor's race, the General Election has been anticipated as one of the most competitive legislative races in the state of Florida.
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