Emergency contractor donates $10,000 to Florida GOP, receives $6.2 million in contracts hours later
IRG Global Emergency Management donated $10,000 to the Florida GOP on June 24, 2025, and received a $1.1 million Alligator Alcatraz contract hours later. Within a week, the company secured two additional contracts totaling $5.1 million for shuttle transportation, emergency services, and air operations. IRG, formed in February 2025, is an offshoot of Access Restoration Services (ARS), which previously donated $250,000 to DeSantis PACs and holds $108 million in state contracts. The contracts bypassed competitive bidding using emergency powers, with IRG ultimately receiving $20.8 million total despite being a new company.
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- Governor DeSantis is building 'Alligator Alcatraz' with little oversight – big campaign donor is set to reap millions (2025-07-02)
- Alligator Alcatraz firm donated to Florida GOP before getting a contract (2025-07-12)
- Texas company donated to Florida GOP days before landing millions in state contracts (2025-07-15)
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