Florida officials quietly ended a probe into Walt Disney World’s former Reedy Creek Improvement District, concluding that no laws were broken, according to a newly released memo.

The Florida Department of Law Enforcement closed its case “due to a lack of a criminal predicate,” the state’s Chief Inspector General Melinda Miguel wrote in a June 21 letter to Gov. Ron DeSantis.

Miguel’s office, though, found there was a “blurring of the lines” between the Reedy Creek district and Disney, according to the memo, first obtained by News 6 through a public records request.

DeSantis requested the investigation in April 2023 as he waged a nationally watched political battle with the entertainment giant. The probe focused on applicable civil and criminal laws, ethics requirements and the “involvement of Walt Disney World employees and agents” in the district’s previous actions, according to the governor’s office.

Disney and the governor’s office did not immediately respond Thursday to a request for comment on the memo’s findings.

Much of DeSantis’ fight centered on Reedy Creek, a special district that oversaw fire protection, roads and other government services for Walt Disney World. For decades, Disney used the district to effectively self-govern its Central Florida theme parks and resorts. The district’s charter, adopted in 1967, gave landowners the power to elect the district’s board members, giving Disney control.

But DeSantis and the Florida Legislature upended that arrangement in early 2023 and put the governor in charge of appointing board members. They also changed its name to the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District.

DeSantis replaced the board’s Disney loyalists with Republican allies. The new DeSantis-appointed board faulted its predecessor for its cozy relationship with Disney. In particular, the board ended a perks program that provided Disney discounts and theme park passes to the district’s employees.

The chief inspector general’s review examined the district’s governing statutes, rules, policies, procedures, internal controls, emails, property tax records, credit card statements and a legislative report on its operations.

The chief inspector general, who is appointed by the governor, found that Disney financially benefited from the district’s purchase of theme park passes. She also wrote that an attorney worked for both Disney and the Reedy Creek district in highlighting what she called a “blurring of the lines” between the two.

DeSantis’ fight with Disney started over the company’s opposition to the 2022 Parental Rights in Education law, known by critics as “don’t say gay.” The law limits classroom instruction on sexual orientation and gender identity.

The two sides waged a lengthy court battle over the district’s development agreements, settling the suit in March. The agreement preserved DeSantis control over the district, while allowing for a new development plan to be crafted.