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Securities Crimes

April 3, 2026 2:00 pmApril 3, 2026 2:01 pm

Title 4, Division 1, Part 6, Chapter 3 of the Corporations Code deals with crimes and enforcement of the California Corporate Securities Law of 1968. Section 25540 provides that any person who willfully violates any provision of this division, or...

California’s $435 Billion Fraud Epidemic: The Feds Are Acting—Why Isn’t the State Controller?

April 3, 2026 8:00 amApril 3, 2026 9:38 am

California is once again making national headlines for all the wrong reasons. Just this week, federal authorities in Los Angeles executed “Operation Never Say Die,” arresting eight people—including hospice owners, nurses, and medical professionals—in a brazen scheme that allegedly bilked...

Commodities

April 3, 2026 2:30 amApril 3, 2026 2:31 am

Chapter 7 of Division 4.5 of Title 4 of the Corporations Code contains miscellaneous provisions related to commodities in California. Section 29560 provides that no provision of this law imposing any liability applies to any act done or omitted in...

Fraudulent and Prohibited Securities Activities

April 2, 2026 2:02 pmApril 2, 2026 2:03 pm

Corporations Code Title 4, Division 5, Part 3 deals with fraudulent and prohibited practices under the California Franchise Investment Law. Chapter 2 deals with fraudulent practices. Section 31200 makes it unlawful for any person willfully to make any untrue statement...

‘Operation Never Say Die’ Nets Multiple Arrests in $50 Million Medicare Scam

April 2, 2026 12:53 pmApril 3, 2026 12:13 pm

This article has been updated to include an update from U.S. Attorney Bill Essayli The Trump administration’s aggressive push against healthcare fraud in California took a major step forward today, with Vice President JD Vance’s anti-fraud task force suspending 221...

Gubernatorial Rivals Agree: California Got This Farmworker Law Wrong

April 2, 2026 6:30 amApril 2, 2026 12:54 pm

Political agreement is rare. What happened this week at Fresno State demands attention. On April 1, 2026, Republican and Democratic candidates for governor shared the stage and acknowledged a hard truth: California’s elected leaders got it wrong. The Legislature and...

Ringside: Federal Options for Large Scale Seawater Desalination

April 2, 2026 4:30 amApril 2, 2026 4:31 am

The Carlsbad desalination plant is reportedly operating at half-capacity, basically because it’s less expensive to import water from the Colorado River. That is likely to change, as Arizona’s Department of Water Resources is negotiating with the San Diego County Water...