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Calif. State Sen. Lola Smallwood-Cuevas [D], proposes bill to decriminalize welfare fraud below $25K over administrative errors

submitted by Flanders to whatever 22 hoursMay 2, 2025 19:23:50 ago (+3/-0)     (whatever)

[April 28, 2025]

"Most welfare fraud occurs when the reported absent parent is actually living in the home, unreported income, using an ineligible child or children not living in the home who are part of the recipient's case, according to the California Department of Social Services.

In Los Angeles County, field investigators handle 15,000 to 20,000 fraud cases or referrals, according to the Department of Public Social Services.

Annually, investigators find fraud in around 5,000 to 8,000 cases. Of that, 200 cases are sent to the Los Angeles County District Attorney's office and 95% result in a conviction."

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/california-dem-lawmakers-proposes-bill-decriminalize-welfare-fraud-below-25administrative-errors


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[ - ] localsal 0 points 22 hoursMay 2, 2025 20:00:17 ago (+0/-0)

LMAO. Decriminalizing theft under $950 also did wonders for creating a law abiding society, right?

As soon as something in the law excuses behavior, everyone will just start to behave that way.

Maybe this will make California's debt grow so much that the state dissolves.