California lost $32.6 billion to unemployment fraud during the pandemic. Prison inmates collected more than $1 billion in fraudulent claims, including payments sent to death-row inmates.

In disability insurance audits, state officials flagged 345,000 claims and found that 98% of the listed medical providers were fake.

In San Diego alone, nearly $35 million was stolen through EBT card fraud. Statewide, organized foreign theft rings reportedly walked away with more than $180 million.

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2026/01/one-three-california-community-college-applicants-is-fake/