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DeSantis Suspends Palm Beach Clerk After Child Abuse Arrest

8/18/2026

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Governor Ron DeSantis suspended Palm Beach clerk Michael Allen Caruso after his August 18, 2026 arrest on molestation and child-abuse charges.
Caruso, a former Florida House member appointed by DeSantis in August 2025, earns $219,000 annually.
Affidavit alleges Caruso molested a boy under five last year, a claim his ex-wife Beverly Caruso made in a 2013 divorce filing and a 2012 Department of Children and Families (DCF) investigation found unfounded.

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Governor Ron DeSantis suspended Palm Beach clerk Michael Allen Caruso after his August 18, 2026 arrest on molestation and child-abuse charges.
Caruso, a former Florida House member appointed by DeSantis in August 2025, earns $219,000 annually.
Affidavit alleges Caruso molested a boy under five last year, a claim his ex-wife Beverly Caruso made in a 2013 divorce filing and a 2012 Department of Children and Families (DCF) investigation found unfounded.