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Tahoe Officials Face a Cluster of Criminal Cases Across the State Line

September 21, 2026 1:55 pmSeptember 21, 2026 1:55 pm

The California-Nevada line at Lake Tahoe is supposed to separate two governments. This month it has not separated the embarrassment. In the span of two weeks, federal prosecutors charged a former South Lake Tahoe mayor with wire fraud, Douglas County...

Arizona Medicaid Fraud Cases Trace More Than $102 Million in Billing to Native American Program

September 18, 2026 1:22 pmSeptember 18, 2026 1:23 pm

Federal prosecutors in Arizona announced two Medicaid fraud cases this week involving more than $102 million in combined billings to the Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System for services purportedly provided to patients covered through its American Indian Health Program....

Clearly The Trump Administration Had Its Reasons To Back Away From the Southern Poverty Law Center

April 23, 2026 3:21 pmApril 23, 2026 3:21 pm

It’s one thing for a group to be bitter when the Trump administration refuses to work with them anymore. But it’s another to learn that there was reasoning behind the breaking off from the group, especially when it comes to...

Gavin Newsom’s California Explodes in Fraud as he Galavants in Germany

February 13, 2026 12:27 pmApril 5, 2026 6:39 pm

A few million here, a hundred billion there… California is awash in horrific fraud. Thursday, CAL DOGE announced another $370 million in fraud has been uncovered. In response, Governor Gavin Newsom’s rapid response press team that the governor running for...

California’s Senators Have Their Own Ethical Problems Without Opposition to US Attorney Appointments

August 12, 2025 3:30 amAugust 12, 2025 11:52 am

California has four United States Attorneys, three of which have been appointed this year, as is normal for a new Presidential Administration. They are Craig Missakian for the Northern District, Bill Essayli for the Central District, and Adam Gordon for...

Back In Court: The Continued Fall Of Former Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao

February 8, 2025 6:00 amFebruary 8, 2025 4:44 pm

The past few years have not been kind to disgraced former Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao. After narrowly defeating fellow Councilmember Loren Taylor in 2022, Thao went on to have a hard time addressing crime and public safety concerns, as well as...

Former Rep. T.J. Cox Arrested By FBI on 28 Counts for Election Fraud

August 16, 2022 4:09 pmAugust 16, 2022 4:11 pm

Former Congressman T.J. Cox, a Democrat from California’s 21st congressional district, was arrested by the FBI on Tuesday on 28 counts over multiple fraud, election fraud and many other charges. According to a pubic affairs release from the Department of Justice,...