Was former Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi ever arrested or charged with a crime?

1. No reporting in these files that Bondi was arrested or charged — what the sources say

A review of the supplied articles and public records excerpts turns up arrests and charges that involve other people: Bondi’s office announced Medicaid‑fraud arrests while she was Florida attorney general (U.S. HHS Office of Inspector General releases cited actions announced by “Attorney General Pam Bondi’s … unit”) ^{[4] [1]}. Separately, a Minnesota man was arrested and federally charged after allegedly posting a TikTok offering a $45,000 bounty for Bondi’s death; coverage describes the suspect’s arrest and charges, not any charges against Bondi ^{[2] [6] [3]}. The supplied reporting does not state that Bondi herself has been arrested or charged ^{[4] [1] [2]}.

2. Common sources that might cause confusion — arrests Bondi announced or was linked to publicly

Several pieces reference arrests Bondi announced in her official capacity (for instance, Florida Medicaid‑fraud arrests announced by her office) or arrests made in cases where she publicly commented (the suspect who damaged Alina Habba’s office, announced by Bondi in her role as U.S. attorney general in later reporting) ^{[4] [1] [7]}. That pattern — Bondi announcing arrests or being the target of threats — can blur in circulation into inaccurate claims that she was arrested; the documents here make the opposite point: Bondi is the public official involved in charging or commenting, not the charged party ^{[4] [1] [7]}.

3. Threats and violent plots against Bondi are well documented in these sources

Multiple outlets report a federal case in which a Minnesota man allegedly offered a bounty on Bondi’s life in a TikTok post; authorities arrested and charged him under federal statutes for threats. Coverage (CBS, The Guardian, The Independent, Mediaite) details the alleged threat, the arrest, and the court filings — again underscoring Bondi as the target of criminal conduct, not as the subject of prosecution ^{[3] [6] [8] [2]}.

4. Reporting on Bondi’s legal and political controversies does not equate to criminal charges against her

Other supplied pieces examine political and legal controversies surrounding Bondi — for example, debate over her handling of Jeffrey Epstein‑related material, disputes about appointments and grand jury proceedings, and calls from opponents that she could face professional consequences — but these are analysis, opinion, or allegation pieces, not reporting of arrests or criminal charges against Bondi herself ^{[5] [9] [10] [11]}. Those items speculate about potential liability or ethical discipline; none of the provided documents records an arrest or criminal charge of Pam Bondi ^{[5] [10]}.

5. Limits of the available reporting — what we cannot conclude from these sources

Available sources do not mention any instance where Pam Bondi was arrested or criminally charged; if an arrest or charge existed outside this collection, it is not documented here. The files include reports up to late 2025 about actions she announced, threats against her, and debates over her conduct — but they do not show a criminal prosecution of Bondi ^{[4] [1] [2] [5]}. Therefore, based solely on these materials, the correct statement is that she has not been arrested or charged in the accounts provided ^{[4] [1] [2]}.

6. Why readers might still see conflicting claims — agendas and misreading

Some outlets and partisan commentaries in the dataset push strong interpretations that Bondi “could face charges” or “should be disbarred,” reflecting political or advocacy aims rather than settled legal facts ^{[5] [10]}. Other content documents dramatic arrests of third parties (threateners, fraud suspects) that mention Bondi by name; those headlines can be misread or weaponized online to imply she was the target of prosecution rather than the public official involved ^{[1] [2] [7]}. When evaluating such claims, note whether an article documents an arrest of Bondi herself or reports someone else’s arrest that involves her role — the supplied sources show the latter, not the former ^{[1] [2]}.

Bottom line: within the set of provided sources there is no evidence Pam Bondi was ever arrested or charged; the documents instead record arrests she announced, threats against her, and political/ethical controversies about her conduct ^{[4] [1] [2] [5]}. If you want confirmation beyond this collection, consult primary court records or contemporary mainstream reporting not included here — those are not found in the current reporting set.