Source: Fox News
Summary
Republican congressional candidate Jenny Rae Le Roux is criticizing California Governor Gavin Newsom and Attorney General Rob Bonta for not doing enough to address widespread fraud in the state. Le Roux’s watchdog group, CAL DOGE, has uncovered multiple cases of fraud that she claims state leaders have ignored. She alleges that Newsom and Bonta are either unwilling or unable to address the issue, and that the state’s lack of oversight has contributed to an estimated $80 billion annually in “fraud, waste, or gross overpayments.” Le Roux’s group has uncovered almost $700 million in waste, fraud, and abuse since its founding.
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As expected, the matter has reached another stage.
Jenny Rae Le Roux is speaking out against Gavin Newsom and Rob Bonta, criticizing their handling of fraud in California. She claims that her group has uncovered intentional fraud in Sacramento, with funds being redirected toward “Democrat base-building.” Le Roux’s group has been more effective in uncovering waste, fraud, and abuse than the state’s leaders, she says. The issue of fraud extends beyond California, Le Roux emphasizes, and is an American problem. Newsom’s office has responded by saying the state is “leading the nation in preventing fraud.”
Le Roux’s criticism of Newsom and Bonta follows a familiar pattern of accusing state leaders of not doing enough to address fraud.
Author: Evan Null
