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Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier announced on Tuesday, November 10, 2026, that his office has issued an investigative subpoena to the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA), opening an investigation into whether the organization accepted contributions or financial support from foreign sources of concern, including the governments of Cuba and China.
The investigation targets recent DSA delegations overseas — a delegation of 40 DSA members and elected leaders that travelled to Cuba in October 2025 and met with Cuban government officials, and a delegation to China — as well as fundraising solicitations seeking tens of thousands of dollars from donors to cover travel expenses and related activities involving Florida chapters.
Uthmeier said the subpoena was issued under Florida's Deceptive and Unfair Trade Practices Act and state laws governing the solicitation of funds. Under Florida law, non-profits are barred from taking money from foreign sources of concern, and a state law that took effect in July 2025 restricts certain donations from foreign countries considered national security concerns, including Cuba and China. The subpoena seeks documents to determine whether the DSA complied with those laws, including who donated the money, where it came from and how it was spent.
The DSA's international travel was funded in part through the Venceremos Fund, created in January to pay for international travel by DSA members and to bring foreign organizers to the United States. Reporting on the investigation says the fund's international fundraising efforts collected more than $86,000.
The subpoena comes a week after the first DSA-backed candidate won a seat in the Florida Legislature — Ashley Herrmann, who ousted Republican incumbent Danny Alvarez in House District 69 in Hillsborough County — and after six DSA candidates won election to Congress in last week's midterm elections.
The organization has acknowledged the investigation, according to reporting on the announcement, but has not publicly addressed the specific allegations. The subpoena is an investigative demand for documents; no charges have been filed, and the allegations of foreign contributions remain unproven.
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