Waste, Fraud, & Mismanagement
Group Carried Out ‘Egregious’ Scheme to Defraud Taxpayers, San Francsico City Attorney Says
Poll Finds 91 Percent of Californians Believe State Government Wastes Tax Dollars
EDD Intercepts Tax Refund From Victims of Unemployment Insurance Fraud
San Diego Taxpayers Paying Millions for Surveillance Equipment That Isn’t Used
“San Diego officials are pushing for the installation of a new streetlight surveillance system, but the old one is still putting pressure on city coffers,” the Voice of San Diego reported June 14.
San Diego Spending More Than Necessary on Infrastructure Due to Lax Vetting, Audit Finds
State Paid Analyst $114,000 to Perform No Work During Pandemic, Auditor Reports
Author of Plagiarized Book Will Keep $1 Million in Tax Dollars From Santa Clara County
Despite the discovery that she plagiarized much of her writing, Jean McCorquodale will keep the $1 million given to her by Santa Clara County to write a book about the county’s history, the San Jose Mercury News reported March 13.
San Francisco School District Spends $30 Million on Payroll System That Doesn’t Work
The San Francisco Unified School District board voted March 15 to allocate an additional $5.1 million toward fixing the school district’s payroll system, San Francisco Examiner reported March 15, noting that this brings “the total cost of the troubled software to $30 million.”
Audit Finds ‘Significant Evidence’ of Fraud and Misappropriation of Funds by Stockton School District
An independent audit of the Stockton Unified School District released February 14 found “sufficient evidence to demonstrate that fraud, misappropriation of funds and/or assets, or other illegal fiscal practices may have occurred in the specific areas reviewed.”