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California May Lose As Much As $337 Million In Federal Pandemic Rental Aid According To State Auditor’s Office

September 18, 2021 2:34 amSeptember 20, 2021 11:35 am

According to a new report from the State Auditor’s office released on Thursday, California has been so slow in releasing federal pandemic rental aid that they may lose up to $337 million if more money isn’t obligated to renters at...

Gov. Newsom Gets an Assist as CA Democrats Delay Hearing on $31 Billion in Unemployment Fraud

August 19, 2021 5:25 pm

Perhaps one of the most important hearings of the year to investigate California’s Employment Development Department fraud of $31 billion during the COVID pandemic, was postponed by California’s legislative Democrats. Democrats on the Joint Legislative Audit Committee already delayed the...

California Borrowed $20.5 Billion From Feds For State Unemployment Payments

May 28, 2021 2:40 amMay 27, 2021 6:52 pm

Not many Californians know that California borrowed $20,501,188,129 billion from the federal government to pay unemployment claims. This loan will be repaid by the state and California employers. The California Legislative Analyst’s Office issued a report Wednesday about this loan...

Bill To Shut Down Calbright College Gains Support Following Scathing State Auditor’s Report

May 13, 2021 3:39 pm

A new report from the California State Auditor on Calbright, the California Online Community College, reports that there is no detailed strategy for spending the more than $175 million that it expects to receive in state taxpayer funding, and should...

EDD Computers GO Down Again, Following Numerous Breakdowns and Fraud Claims

March 22, 2021 3:41 pmMarch 22, 2021 3:59 pm

Assemblyman Jim Patterson said Monday in a press conference his office was notified by EDD employee insiders that the EDD computer systems are currently down and have been for some time. Patterson said they have contacted the EDD for details...

EDD Unemployment Fraud Leaving Californians Facing a Looming Tax Tsunami

February 2, 2021 6:41 pmMarch 22, 2021 3:14 pm

In November, California Globe reported that District Attorneys from across California joined together for a press briefing hosted by Sacramento County DA Anne Marie Schubert and El Dorado County DA Vern Pierson, to expose the massive unemployment benefits fraud in jails and prisons...

CA Labor Secretary Julie Su is ‘Failing Up’ After Massive EDD Fraud and Failures

January 26, 2021 12:05 pmJanuary 26, 2021 2:07 pm

California Globe has been reporting for months on the horrific fraud in California’s unemployment agency, the Orwellian-named “Employment Development Department.” In July, Governor Gavin Newsom announced the formation of a “strike team” to solve numerous issues plaguing the Employment Development...