Report: Scott's top inspector told about cover-up

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A widening scandal focusing on the treatment of Florida prison inmates includes new allegations that Gov. Rick Scott’s own top watchdog was warned about the possible cover-up of two suspicious prison deaths but did not do anything.

The Miami Herald reported Friday that the governor’s chief inspector general received an anonymous letter in Oct. 2012 that included details about prisoners who had died while in state custody.