Fraud and Waste

Contractors Overbill County by Troy Anderson from the Los Angeles Daily News, October 4, 2004.

Probe of Park Agency Urged by Kevin Yamamura from the Sacramento Bee, August 12, 2004.

Ex-Assessor Ward Accused of Misusing Taxpayer Dollars, as reported in Caltaxletter, February 6, 2004.

FTB Chastised for Wasteful Spending, as reported in Caltaxletter, January 30, 2004.

Governor's Tough Task: Finding the Waste to Cut. Budget Can be Shrunk -- But by $10 Billion? by Robert Salladay from the San Francisco Chronicle, November 27, 2003.

Fraud Losses Stir Up Debate by Melanie Payne from the Sacramento Bee, October 27, 2003.

Overtime at L.A. Fire Department is Questioned by Patrick McGreevy from the Los Angeles Times, October 25, 2003.

Unemployment Claim Fraud Skyrockets by Christina Jewett from the Sacramento Bee, July 31, 2003.

Arrests Soar for Workers' Comp Fraud Squad by Troy Anderson from the Pasadena Star News, July 23, 2003.

Fraud, Apathy Ail Medi-Cal by John Howard from the Orange County Register, April 27, 2003.

Police Reaching for Even Higher Pension Benefits by Daniel Weintraub from the Sacramento Bee, April 15, 2003.