Peregrine

The money

Two kinds of Peregrine money show up in the public record: government grants that pay for the software, and Peregrine's own money given to a Florida political committee. Every line links to its source.

$725,000 from Peregrine to CCC

• Five checks. Florida Division of Elections records list five contributions from Peregrine Technologies, Inc. to a state political committee named CCC, No. 80504, totaling $725,000, from February 2025 to October 2026. Source: Florida Division of Elections, CCC committee record; CCC treasurer reports; contributions database.

Source: Florida Division of Elections, CCC (No. 80504) treasurer reports. Pick the report period, then contributions.

• Who runs CCC. The Division of Elections lists Ron LaFace as CCC's chair and registered agent, and Rich Heitmeyer as its treasurer. Source: Florida Division of Elections, CCC committee record.
• The lobbying firm. Florida Trident calls the committee "CCC PAC," the "political action committee" of Nick Iarossi's lobbying firm, Capital City Consulting. The Orlando Sentinel reported that Peregrine "hired Tallahassee lobbyists Capital City Consulting in late 2024." Source: Florida Trident, May 26, 2026; Orlando Sentinel, July 5, 2026.
• Why some stories say $225,000. News stories in May and July 2026 reported $225,000. That is the total of the first three checks. The two $250,000 checks, on Aug. 26 and Oct. 6, 2026, came after. Source: Orlando Sentinel, July 5, 2026; CCC treasurer reports.
• Where CCC gives. The Orlando Sentinel reported that the committee gave to Republican candidates and conservative committees, "including $50,000 to a DeSantis-controlled PAC, $150,000 to outgoing Senate President Ben Albritton, R-Wauchula, $72,600 to incoming president Jim Boyd, R-Bradenton, $57,500 to Senate appropriations chair Ed Hooper, R-Palm Harbor, and $50,000 to CFO Blaise Ingoglia." Source: Orlando Sentinel, July 5, 2026.
• Closer to home. On Oct. 1, 2026, CCC reported a $10,000 payment to Hillsborough Together, a state political committee, No. 76203, listed as a "PAC contribution." Source: CCC treasurer reports, 2026 G4; Florida Division of Elections, Hillsborough Together committee record.

Tampa's $595,000

• A State Attorney grant. Tampa's $595,000 is a grant from the Office of the State Attorney for the 13th Judicial Circuit. The grant says "The SAO will pay the City $595,000 from specific appropriation 897 of Chapter 2024-23," a line in the state budget. Source: SAO grant agreement, Item 87 backup, PDF p. 1; Florida Politics, Oct. 15, 2026.
• Ybor City money. The grant money comes from a 2024-25 state appropriation for a crime prevention effort "in and around Ybor City through community engagement." The resolution council approved covers "Ybor City and the City of Tampa." Source: Tampa Monitor, Sep. 14, 2026.
• The ask behind it. In January 2024 the State Attorney's Office filed a Senate funding request, sponsored by Sen. Darryl Rouson, asking for $3,465,000. The Legislature funded $3 million of it in the 2024-25 budget. Source: Tampa Monitor, Sep. 14, 2026.
• Up to $1,545,000. The order form adds two optional years at $475,000 each. With both, the total is $1,545,000. Source: Order form, Resolution 2026-892, PDF page 3.

The statewide money

• More than $16 million in state grants. The Orlando Sentinel reported in July 2026 that Florida's State Board of Immigration Enforcement granted more than $16 million to more than two dozen Florida agencies to buy Peregrine's software. The money comes from a $250 million trust fund the Legislature set up to help local agencies cover the cost of a new state mandate to assist federal immigration enforcement. Source: Orlando Sentinel, July 5, 2026.
• Who sits on that board. The board is made up of the Governor and Cabinet: Governor Ron DeSantis, Chief Financial Officer Blaise Ingoglia, Attorney General James Uthmeier and Agriculture Commissioner Wilton Simpson. State law says: "All board action shall be by unanimous vote." Source: FDLE, State Board of Immigration Enforcement; Florida Statutes, section 908.1031.
• TPD and the board. Tampa's $595,000 did not come through this board. WMNF reported the board approved $430,000 for the Tampa Police Department, which "used their funding for bonuses and overtime." Source: WMNF, Oct. 14, 2026; Florida Politics, Oct. 15, 2026.
• Sharing with federal agencies. The Osceola County Sheriff's grant application for Peregrine says the software "facilitates immigration enforcement by sharing local data with federal agencies." Source: Tampa Monitor, Sep. 14, 2026.
• A statewide platform. The state budget also has $6 million for FDLE to hire a company, through competitive bidding, to build a statewide information-sharing platform. The budget language does not name Peregrine. Peregrine has a nonbinding agreement with FDLE and the Florida Department of Corrections to develop a statewide information-sharing platform. Source: Orlando Sentinel, July 5, 2026.
• What TPD told Purchasing. In an August 4, 2026 memo to the city's Purchasing director, TPD wrote that Peregrine "has also been selected as the exclusive platform" for FDLE grant funding to law enforcement agencies, and "soon will be the primary data-sharing platform across the State of Florida by law enforcement agencies." Source: TPD memo, Item 89 backup, PDF p. 1; Tampa Monitor, Oct. 11, 2026.

Under investigation

Open questions we are still checking.

• Will another Peregrine check show up? CCC keeps filing reports through the November 3, 2026 general election. We are watching each new report. Source: CCC treasurer reports.
• When did Peregrine hire Capital City Consulting? The Orlando Sentinel says late 2024. Florida Trident says 2025, citing state lobbying registration records. We are reading the state lobbyist registration. Source: Orlando Sentinel, July 5, 2026; Florida Trident, May 26, 2026.
• Who paid for Plant City's Peregrine grant? WMNF reported the state immigration board approved $270,000 for Plant City. The Tampa Monitor reported Plant City police got $271,352 "for tracking immigration enforcement efforts." We are reading the grant records. Source: WMNF, Oct. 14, 2026; Tampa Monitor, Oct. 11, 2026.
• Who pays for the two option years? Each option year is $475,000. We are asking the city where that money would come from. Source: Order form, Resolution 2026-892, PDF page 3.
• Why did so many Florida agencies pick the same vendor? The Orlando Sentinel reported that FDLE had not responded to questions about why Peregrine was selected or whether it was picked through competitive bidding. We are checking state grant files and FDLE records. Source: Orlando Sentinel, July 5, 2026.
• Where does the "exclusive platform" wording come from? TPD's memo says Peregrine was selected as "the exclusive platform" for FDLE grant funding. The state budget line says FDLE is to "competitively procure" a platform and names no vendor. We are tracing the FDLE records behind the memo. Source: Tampa Monitor, Oct. 11, 2026.