{"id":116282,"date":"2026-01-08T11:49:45","date_gmt":"2026-01-08T16:49:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/federal-prosecutor-calls-newsom-king-of-fraud-as-trump-launches-california-corruption-probe-116282"},"modified":"2026-01-08T11:49:45","modified_gmt":"2026-01-08T16:49:45","slug":"federal-prosecutor-calls-newsom-king-of-fraud-as-trump-launches-california-corruption-probe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/federal-prosecutor-calls-newsom-king-of-fraud-as-trump-launches-california-corruption-probe-116282","title":{"rendered":"Federal prosecutor calls Newsom ‘king of fraud’ as Trump launches California corruption probe"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n

The Trump administration is ramping up a nationwide crackdown on the misuse of taxpayer money. A top federal prosecutor criticized California Gov. Gavin Newsom<\/a> over a lack of oversight, branding him the “king of fraud.”<\/p>\n

“California has spent $24 billion in the last five years on homelessness, and no one can account for where that money has really gone,” First Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Central District of California Bill Essayli said Thursday on “Fox & Friends.”<\/p>\n

In April, Essayli launched a task force to investigate corruption in California<\/a>, with a focus on homeless services. The task force has already resulted in federal charges against two men accused of using real estate projects to exploit the state\u2019s homelessness system for personal profit.<\/p>\n

Essayli said those cases, which involve millions of dollars in alleged fraud, are only the “tip of the iceberg.”<\/p>\n

COMER VOWS MINNESOTA FRAUD PROBE WILL EXPAND TO OTHER STATES AMID MOUNTING SCRUTINY<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

“We already charged millions of dollars in fraud,” he said.<\/p>\n

“I can tell you more charges are coming, probably as soon as this month.”<\/p>\n

He accused Newsom and California\u2019s Democratic leadership of allowing fraud to continue in state-run programs with little oversight or accountability.<\/p>\n

MINNESOTA FRAUD CASES, EXPLAINED: HOW HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS ALLEGEDLY SLIPPED THROUGH STATE PROGRAMS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

The scrutiny of California comes as other Democrat-led states face similar federal probes<\/a> of benefits programs. In Minnesota, federal authorities are investigating<\/a> allegations of widespread fraud involving childcare and other social services.<\/p>\n

President Donald Trump<\/a> weighed in on Truth Social, suggesting California could be “more corrupt” than Minnesota.<\/p>\n

“The Fraud investigation of California<\/a> has begun,” he wrote on Tuesday.\u00a0<\/p>\n

MAGNITUDE \u2018CANNOT BE OVERSTATED\u2019: FEDS SAY MINNESOTA FRAUD MAY BE MORE THAN $9B<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Newsom\u2019s press office pushed back against the accusations, writing on X that the governor has “blocked over $125 BILLION in fraud, arrested criminal parasites leaching off of taxpayers, and protected taxpayers from the exact kind of scam artist Trump celebrates, excuses, and pardons.”<\/p>\n

Vice President JD Vance<\/a> has also criticized California\u2019s welfare policies, accusing the state of providing benefits regardless of immigration status. Speaking to Fox News\u2019 Jesse Watters, Vance said California openly advertises using taxpayer funds to provide Medicaid to illegal immigrants.<\/p>\n

“California, more than almost any other state, has been so glaring and obvious about the fact that they’re giving welfare benefits to illegal aliens<\/a>,” said Vance.<\/p>\n

“They’re getting rich off of the generosity of the American taxpayer. The political corruption that enables it has got to stop,” he added.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Source – https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/media\/federal-prosecutor-calls-newsom-king-fraud-trump-launches-california-corruption-probe <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Trump administration is ramping up a nationwide crackdown on the misuse of taxpayer money. A top federal prosecutor criticized California Gov. Gavin Newsom over […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"initial","rop_publish_now_accounts":{"twitter_2902945987_2902945987":""},"rop_publish_now_history":[],"rop_publish_now_status":"pending","footnotes":""},"categories":[16563],"tags":[],"stock_ticker":[],"class_list":["post-116282","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-market-news","entry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nFederal prosecutor calls Newsom 'king of fraud' as Trump launches California corruption probe - Wall Street PR<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/federal-prosecutor-calls-newsom-king-of-fraud-as-trump-launches-california-corruption-probe-116282\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Federal prosecutor calls Newsom 'king of fraud' as Trump launches California corruption probe - Wall Street PR\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The Trump administration is ramping up a nationwide crackdown on the misuse of taxpayer money. A top federal prosecutor criticized California Gov. Gavin Newsom over […]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/federal-prosecutor-calls-newsom-king-of-fraud-as-trump-launches-california-corruption-probe-116282\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Wall Street PR\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/WallStreetPR\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-01-08T16:49:45+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/businessman-showing-business-evolution1.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"715\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"423\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"admin\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"admin\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/federal-prosecutor-calls-newsom-king-of-fraud-as-trump-launches-california-corruption-probe-116282#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/federal-prosecutor-calls-newsom-king-of-fraud-as-trump-launches-california-corruption-probe-116282\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"admin\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/#\/schema\/person\/6e00efa2abc413bdc0bca51a90c54d36\"},\"headline\":\"Federal prosecutor calls Newsom ‘king of fraud’ as Trump launches California corruption probe\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-01-08T16:49:45+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/federal-prosecutor-calls-newsom-king-of-fraud-as-trump-launches-california-corruption-probe-116282\"},\"wordCount\":439,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/#organization\"},\"articleSection\":[\"Market News\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/federal-prosecutor-calls-newsom-king-of-fraud-as-trump-launches-california-corruption-probe-116282\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/federal-prosecutor-calls-newsom-king-of-fraud-as-trump-launches-california-corruption-probe-116282\",\"name\":\"Federal prosecutor calls Newsom 'king of fraud' as Trump launches California corruption probe - Wall Street PR\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2026-01-08T16:49:45+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/federal-prosecutor-calls-newsom-king-of-fraud-as-trump-launches-california-corruption-probe-116282#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/federal-prosecutor-calls-newsom-king-of-fraud-as-trump-launches-california-corruption-probe-116282\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/federal-prosecutor-calls-newsom-king-of-fraud-as-trump-launches-california-corruption-probe-116282#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Federal prosecutor calls Newsom ‘king of fraud’ as Trump launches California corruption probe\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/\",\"name\":\"Wall Street PR\",\"description\":\"Latest News From WallStreet\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Wall Street PR\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/brand-logo.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/brand-logo.png\",\"width\":537,\"height\":70,\"caption\":\"Wall Street PR\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/WallStreetPR\/\",\"https:\/\/x.com\/WallstreetPRs\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/#\/schema\/person\/6e00efa2abc413bdc0bca51a90c54d36\",\"name\":\"admin\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/360_F_336393115_5gCUfwn76x3MJaCJMYDKLoRebkC8QyrL-300x300.jpg\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/360_F_336393115_5gCUfwn76x3MJaCJMYDKLoRebkC8QyrL-300x300.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/360_F_336393115_5gCUfwn76x3MJaCJMYDKLoRebkC8QyrL-300x300.jpg\",\"caption\":\"admin\"},\"url\":\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/author\/admin\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Federal prosecutor calls Newsom 'king of fraud' as Trump launches California corruption probe - Wall Street PR","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/federal-prosecutor-calls-newsom-king-of-fraud-as-trump-launches-california-corruption-probe-116282","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Federal prosecutor calls Newsom 'king of fraud' as Trump launches California corruption probe - Wall Street PR","og_description":"The Trump administration is ramping up a nationwide crackdown on the misuse of taxpayer money. A top federal prosecutor criticized California Gov. Gavin Newsom over […]","og_url":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/federal-prosecutor-calls-newsom-king-of-fraud-as-trump-launches-california-corruption-probe-116282","og_site_name":"Wall Street PR","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/WallStreetPR\/","article_published_time":"2026-01-08T16:49:45+00:00","og_image":[{"width":715,"height":423,"url":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/businessman-showing-business-evolution1.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"admin","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"admin","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/federal-prosecutor-calls-newsom-king-of-fraud-as-trump-launches-california-corruption-probe-116282#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/federal-prosecutor-calls-newsom-king-of-fraud-as-trump-launches-california-corruption-probe-116282"},"author":{"name":"admin","@id":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/#\/schema\/person\/6e00efa2abc413bdc0bca51a90c54d36"},"headline":"Federal prosecutor calls Newsom ‘king of fraud’ as Trump launches California corruption probe","datePublished":"2026-01-08T16:49:45+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/federal-prosecutor-calls-newsom-king-of-fraud-as-trump-launches-california-corruption-probe-116282"},"wordCount":439,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/#organization"},"articleSection":["Market News"],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/federal-prosecutor-calls-newsom-king-of-fraud-as-trump-launches-california-corruption-probe-116282","url":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/federal-prosecutor-calls-newsom-king-of-fraud-as-trump-launches-california-corruption-probe-116282","name":"Federal prosecutor calls Newsom 'king of fraud' as Trump launches California corruption probe - Wall Street PR","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/#website"},"datePublished":"2026-01-08T16:49:45+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/federal-prosecutor-calls-newsom-king-of-fraud-as-trump-launches-california-corruption-probe-116282#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/federal-prosecutor-calls-newsom-king-of-fraud-as-trump-launches-california-corruption-probe-116282"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/federal-prosecutor-calls-newsom-king-of-fraud-as-trump-launches-california-corruption-probe-116282#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Federal prosecutor calls Newsom ‘king of fraud’ as Trump launches California corruption probe"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/#website","url":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/","name":"Wall Street PR","description":"Latest News From WallStreet","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/#organization","name":"Wall Street PR","url":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/brand-logo.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/brand-logo.png","width":537,"height":70,"caption":"Wall Street PR"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/WallStreetPR\/","https:\/\/x.com\/WallstreetPRs"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/#\/schema\/person\/6e00efa2abc413bdc0bca51a90c54d36","name":"admin","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/360_F_336393115_5gCUfwn76x3MJaCJMYDKLoRebkC8QyrL-300x300.jpg","url":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/360_F_336393115_5gCUfwn76x3MJaCJMYDKLoRebkC8QyrL-300x300.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/360_F_336393115_5gCUfwn76x3MJaCJMYDKLoRebkC8QyrL-300x300.jpg","caption":"admin"},"url":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/author\/admin"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/116282","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=116282"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/116282\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=116282"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=116282"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=116282"},{"taxonomy":"stock_ticker","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/stock_ticker?post=116282"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}