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Our Nation’s Fraud Capitol

 

by: Republican Party of Orange County
Published: April 13, 2026

 

SACRAMENTO...After years of exploding fraud - EDD was over $30 billion alone - and an extraordinary amount of reporting from outlets like California Globe and RedState, Things seem to be changing.  An ownership change at CBS, the Trump Administration, and young investigative journalist Nick Shirley have finally shamed the Newsom Administration into … investigating fraud.

Well, sort of.  Newsom’s administration tried to cover up the fraud investigation into his Chief of Staff.  The EDD fraud still exists with almost nothing recovered.  The hospice fraud has Newsom’s taxpayer-funded trolls on their heels.  

Investigations, particularly in Los Angeles, have uncovered a shocking network of fraudulent “hospice” providers enrolling patients who aren’t even terminally ill, billing for care never delivered, and in some cases paying kickbacks to keep the scheme going.

This isn’t just isolated corruption, it’s the predictable result of a bloated partisan status-quo that prioritizes expansion over accountability, leaving California taxpayers on the hook for what could amount to billions in fraud.