We\u2019ve seen millions in SNAP funds diverted by criminal rings in recent years. Millions more have been stolen by AI “ghost students” enrolling in California community colleges and pocketing the cash. Most recently, we\u2019ve seen billions in Medicaid funds go toward non-essential healthcare for illegal immigrants and hundreds of millions more down the drain for fraudulent hospice schemes<\/a>.<\/p>\n Every time I pick up my phone, there\u2019s fresh fraud in California \u2014 and all of this with Democrat Gov. Gavin Newsom<\/a> jetting off to so many European cities, you\u2019d think he was a Eurovision popstar.<\/p>\n JD VANCE SPEARHEADS ‘WAR ON FRAUD,’ PROMISES TO ROOT OUT TAXPAYER MONEY ‘STOLEN’ BY ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS<\/a><\/p>\n California Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks during the Wallis Annenberg Wildlife Crossing Groundbreaking Celebration on April 22, 2022, in Agoura Hills, Calif. (Jon Kopaloff \/ Getty Images)<\/p>\n I have written to Newsom directly about each of these cases. In all but one instance, I\u2019ve received no response \u2014 not even an acknowledgment of receipt. The lone exception was a dismissive answer regarding my letter on Medicaid fraud, in which the administration claimed the problem was an overblown non-issue because the state would simply reimburse the federal government for improper payments.<\/p>\n It is clear that federal and state dollars are not being competently accounted for in the middle of this fraud circus. Is this really the standard of accountability we want for our hard-earned taxpayer dollars? As a California taxpayer, I certainly do not.<\/p>\n That\u2019s why I introduced the “No More SCAMS Act<\/a>” to create a federal interagency task force dedicated to cracking down on waste, fraud, and abuse across government programs. For too long, our federal agencies have been trying to tackle fraud with no playbook, tripping over themselves while scammers run up the score. My bill puts one quarterback on the field with one game plan and a single mission: stop the fraud.<\/p>\n GOP SHERIFF LEADING CALIFORNIA POLL RIPS NEWSOM\u2019S \u2018LOVE AFFAIR\u2019 WITH CRIMINALS<\/a><\/p>\n Despite what Sacramento Democrats or Newsom himself might have you believe, the movement to crack down on fraud isn\u2019t some Republican gotcha tactic. It\u2019s good government that puts Californians and Americans first.<\/p>\n These resources should be going to students, veterans, mothers and low-income families in need \u2014 not fraudsters and organized criminal rings<\/a> while career politicians look the other way. Every dollar lost to fraud is a dollar taken away from Americans who actually need the help and from taxpayers who are stretched thin.<\/p>\n Sadly, fraud is running rampant and California is ground zero. Instead of having a governor focused on fixing the problem<\/a> and making our state better, we have the biggest snake oil salesman of all.<\/p>\n CLICK HERE FOR MORE FOX NEWS OPINION<\/a><\/p>\n Everyone here in California has felt the reality of Newsom\u2019s disastrous policies firsthand. Since he took office in 2019, prices have skyrocketed, crime has spiked, and hardworking Americans can\u2019t afford to raise a family. The American Dream of homeownership has become a generational privilege instead of a goal families can realistically work toward.<\/p>\n It is clear that federal and state dollars are not being competently accounted for in the middle of this fraud circus.\u00a0<\/p>\n Despite all of this, I still believe in our Golden State. It\u2019s my home. It\u2019s where my family is. And it hurts me to see so many of my friends and neighbors struggling because of Sacramento\u2019s out-of-touch policies.<\/p>\n CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX NEWS APP<\/a><\/p>\n I\u2019ve been battling this lunacy since my days in the State Assembly and continue that fight today as the representative for Orange, Riverside and San Bernardino counties. I didn\u2019t come this far to watch our state be run into the ground by scams, corruption and failed leadership.<\/p>\n It\u2019s true, we\u2019re in the fight of our lives for the soul of California. Working with President Donald Trump<\/a>, I\u2019m determined to take on that fight and help bring California into its Golden Age.<\/p>\n![\"Gavin](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1774430126_309_gavin-newsom-california-wildlife-crossing-groundbreaking-fox-news-001.jpg\")
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