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In this WND article, Leo Zacky argues that California’s political class is more interested in shielding bureaucratic failure and attacking critics than confronting massive fraud and corruption.
- Zacky opens by comparing Minnesota’s welfare-related fraud scandals to what he describes as a much larger California fraud problem involving unemployment, in-home care, and hospice services.
- He cites reporting by independent journalist Nick Shirley alleging California taxpayers may have been hit with as much as $250 billion in fraud.
- The article notes that California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced arrests in a $267 million hospice fraud scheme but used the press conference to criticize President Trump and Republicans.
- Zacky argues Bonta’s partisan framing was inappropriate given the scale of the fraud and the state’s broader fiscal problems.
- He quotes Republican Assemblyman Heath Flora, who criticized California’s lack of spending transparency and pointed to billions spent on homelessness while the homeless population continued rising.
- The article then turns to AB-2624, which critics have dubbed the “Stop Nick Shirley Act,” arguing it would restrict independent journalists from exposing illegal immigration-related activity and fraud.
- Zacky frames the legislation as an assault on the First Amendment and says mainstream journalists should be alarmed by it.
- He argues that investigative journalism, including work by independent reporters, is essential for exposing corruption and forcing political accountability.
- The piece closes by noting that AB-2624 was authored by Assemblywoman Mia Bonta, wife of Attorney General Rob Bonta, and says federal involvement in the investigation suggests something is seriously wrong in California.
Read the full story: https://www.wnd.com/2026/05/california-is-morally-bankrupt-proud-it/
