California’s Quagmire of Fraud
A City Journal investigation reveals that fraudsters have stolen at least $180 billion from California taxpayers since Governor Gavin Newsom took office in 2018. Nearly 25 percent of the state’s $197 billion Medi-Cal budget—one program alone—may be lost to fraud each year, totaling roughly $50 billion annually. Unemployment insurance, welfare, homelessness programs, and in-home health care have …