Republican Lawmaker in Florida Faces Felony Forgery Charges

State Rep. Carolina Amesty, center, looks on as Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis holds up a bill during a signing ceremony at the Ninth Judicial Circuit state attorney's office in Orlando, on March 27, 2024. Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel via AP, File

A Republican lawmaker in Florida turned herself in on Thursday after being indicted on felony forgery charges in connection with her administrative position at a private Christian school.

The Orange County grand jury charged state Rep. Carolina Amesty, 29, with four felony counts: two counts of forgery, one count of illegally notarizing her own signature, and one count of falsely certifying a notary signature.