US EditionConservative 'Empire of Fraud' Charge Against Newsom Doesn't Stick
- Estimates suggest fraudsters and organized crime rings have stolen at least $180 billion from California taxpayers under Governor Gavin Newsom, with critics alleging this looting spans unemployment, welfare, and healthcare programs.
- California's state Medicaid program, Medi-Cal, reportedly loses $50 billion annually to fraud, and state auditors have repeatedly designated welfare programs as "High Risk" due to weak oversight and inadequate safeguards.
- Former chief of staff Dana Williamson was charged in November 2025 for allegedly siphoning COVID-19 recovery funds, while other schemes involved exploiting the Electronic Benefit Transfer system with organized rings tied to Romania.
- On March 16, President Donald Trump signed an executive order creating the Task Force to Eliminate Fraud, led by Vice President J.D. Vance, to coordinate government-wide efforts against benefit program abuse.
- Newsom's office dismissed the claims as "ridiculous" and denied missing homelessness funds, though critics argue the systemic issue persists, diverting billions from those most in need.
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Conservative 'empire of fraud' charge against Newsom doesn't stick
Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks in Larkspur on April 16, 2024, about plans to use artificial intelligence tools to reduce traffic jams and make roads safer. (File photo by Jeff Chiu/Associated Press) Gavin Newsom’s management of California’s government has certainly been less than stellar. During his seven-plus years as governor, he and a Legislature controlled by fellow Democrats have expanded programs, created new ones, guessed wrong on revenues to s…
NEWSOM'S EMPIRE OF FRAUD: 25% of California Medicaid Looted as Billions Vanish Under Newsom
Multiple senior HHS officials estimate that, under Gavin Newsom, California’s state Medicaid program has lost 25 percent of its budget to fraud. This would mean it is currently losing $50 billion a year to scammers, fraudsters, and organized crime rings. The scale is staggering: more lost to fraud than many states spend in total. EXCLUSIVE: Multiple senior HHS officials estimate that, under Gavin Newsom, California's state Medicaid program has …
Allegation that Gavin Newsom presides over an 'empire of fraud' doesn't stick
Gavin Newsom’s management of California’s government has certainly been less than stellar. During his seven-plus years as governor, he and a Legislature controlled by fellow Democrats have expanded programs, created new ones, guessed wrong on revenues to support them and overspent the real revenues, thus creating a chronic, multibillion-dollar budget deficit that could last indefinitely. When Newsom embarks on an almost certain campaign for the …
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