Pam Bondi on Hollywood, Fla. Nursing Home Deaths: ‘No Excuse for This’

Well a criminal investigation ░░░░░░░░ after eight residents of ░░░░░░░░ nursing home in Hollywood ░░░░░░░░ died after the facility ░░░░░░░░ power and air conditioning ░░░░░░░░ the wake of hurricane ░░░░░░░░ Manslaughter charges are on ░░░░░░░░ table if the judge ░░░░░░░░ anyone at the facility ░░░░░░░░ with culpable negligence I ░░░░░░░░ extremely upset I mean ░░░░░░░░ you know There are ░░░░░░░░ words It s unnecessary ░░░░░░░░ can spit on the ░░░░░░░░ from this facility I ░░░░░░░░ t know what happened ░░░░░░░░ or what was there ░░░░░░░░ hope the truth comes ░░░░░░░░ It s just Florida ░░░░░░░░ general Pam Bondi joins ░░░░░░░░ now from Tampa Thank ░░░░░░░░ for being here Pam ░░░░░░░░ you elaborate what you ░░░░░░░░ so far about this ░░░░░░░░ just heard the daughter ░░░░░░░░ one of those patients ░░░░░░░░ she wants the truth ░░░░░░░░ certainly helps the truth ░░░░░░░░ out I can say ░░░░░░░░ deserves the right to ░░░░░░░░ everything about what happened ░░░░░░░░ there My office we ░░░░░░░░ a role in him ░░░░░░░░ Medicaid fraud control unit ░░░░░░░░ have the abuse and ░░░░░░░░ part that we are ░░░░░░░░ at as far as ░░░░░░░░ criminal part my statewide ░░░░░░░░ are involved in it ░░░░░░░░ bit but it s ░░░░░░░░ Broward county state attorney ░░░░░░░░ office they are all ░░░░░░░░ it As you know ░░░░░░░░ search warrants have been ░░░░░░░░ They are going to ░░░░░░░░ a great job the ░░░░░░░░ county sheriff s all ░░░░░░░░ family members have a ░░░░░░░░ to know what happened ░░░░░░░░ it s terrific The ░░░░░░░░ with this nursing home ░░░░░░░░ was in walking distance ░░░░░░░░ this hospital that was ░░░░░░░░ open and operating Something ░░░░░░░░ could have played out ░░░░░░░░ here What is going ░░░░░░░░ be done to make ░░░░░░░░ this doesn t happen ░░░░░░░░ Well okay again in ░░░░░░░░ future I can tell ░░░░░░░░ what s happening now ░░░░░░░░ agency for health care ░░░░░░░░ ACA they are looking ░░░░░░░░ all the nation homes ░░░░░░░░ unit reached out to ░░░░░░░░ and weaving proactively over ░░░░░░░░ we have visited looking ░░░░░░░░ them I know the ░░░░░░░░ police officers during the ░░░░░░░░ were trying to get ░░░░░░░░ as many as possible ░░░░░░░░ them water making sure ░░░░░░░░ was okay You know ░░░░░░░░ There is no excuse ░░░░░░░░ this I can t ░░░░░░░░ much more about it ░░░░░░░░ it is an active ░░░░░░░░ And I hope people ░░░░░░░░ abide by the law ░░░░░░░░ take care of our ░░░░░░░░ elderly in the state ░░░░░░░░ Florida That s all ░░░░░░░░ want Someone to be ░░░░░░░░ accountable for that That ░░░░░░░░ said price gouging Are ░░░░░░░░ seeing any of this ░░░░░░░░ the wake of the ░░░░░░░░ Any event Sandra We ░░░░░░░░ up to 11 000 ░░░░░░░░ morning it was 11 ░░░░░░░░ complaints They are continuing ░░░░░░░░ grow In the aftermath ░░░░░░░░ the hurricane the complaints ░░░░░░░░ change During a hurricane ░░░░░░░░ fuel water hotels After ░░░░░░░░ hurricane though we are ░░░░░░░░ to start seeing the ░░░░░░░░ become contracting scams Folks ░░░░░░░░ you are listening if ░░░░░░░░ comes by your door ░░░░░░░░ they want to do ░░░░░░░░ work on your house ░░░░░░░░ estimates and make sure ░░░░░░░░ are licensed Do not ░░░░░░░░ on your insurance benefits ░░░░░░░░ to a contractor We ░░░░░░░░ going to be seeing ░░░░░░░░ the country we have ░░░░░░░░ many generous people charity ░░░░░░░░ Wow If someone calls ░░░░░░░░ and want to give ░░░░░░░░ over the phone you ░░░░░░░░ it out yourself and ░░░░░░░░ online and give to ░░░░░░░░ know go to organizations ░░░░░░░░ we know are going ░░░░░░░░ help all of these ░░░░░░░░ victims Used at complaints ░░░░░░░░ ve heard of price ░░░░░░░░ fuel hotel water can ░░░░░░░░ give us an example ░░░░░░░░ some of those complaints ░░░░░░░░ individual ones Sure sure ░░░░░░░░ had somewhere just prior ░░░░░░░░ the hurricane convenience stores ░░░░░░░░ selling bottled water at ░░░░░░░░ a case It was ░░░░░░░░ Home Depot they came ░░░░░░░░ and they initially had ░░░░░░░░ million waters and though ░░░░░░░░ brought in over 6 ░░░░░░░░ waters into our state ░░░░░░░░ them at 2 97 ░░░░░░░░ 97 per case Are ░░░░░░░░ going after those businesses ░░░░░░░░ Anybody who complains they ░░░░░░░░ going to get a ░░░░░░░░ letter to see if ░░░░░░░░ are gouging Fuel in ░░░░░░░░ wake of south Florida ░░░░░░░░ a big issue Chevron ░░░░░░░░ out that one of ░░░░░░░░ oratorical bad actors that ░░░░░░░░ franchises Chevron gave 1 ░░░░░░░░ in relief efforts Overall ░░░░░░░░ are trying to be ░░░░░░░░ But again now we ░░░░░░░░ going to see that ░░░░░░░░ shift from charity scams ░░░░░░░░ the typical things that ░░░░░░░░ in the aftermath cleanup ░░░░░░░░ Florida attorney general Pam ░░░░░░░░ Thank you for coming ░░░░░░░░ with us.
>> Thank you.