CALIFORNIA ENSHRINES FRAUD: Democrats Criminalize the Exposure, Protect the Crime and Pass ‘Stop Nick Shirley Act’

California Democrats are no longer content merely to ignore fraud—they are moving to memorialize it in law, criminalizing the exposure instead of the crime. When lawmakers build legal protections around publicly funded organizations, silence the investigators documenting suspected abuse, and block debate over the First Amendment consequences, they are not safeguarding privacy; they are enshrining crime, secrecy, shielding corruption and making government complicity permanent.

Confronting California Politicians behind the “Stop Nick Shirley Act”:
California’s Attorney General’s wife has created a bill titled AB 2624 (aka the Stop Nick Shirley Act) that will fine citizens and journalists a minimum $4,000 for exposing and searching for potential fraud… pic.twitter.com/eFjtb4oqqW

— Nick shirley (@nickshirleyy) August 19, 2026

Eric Daugherty:

The California Democrat Legislature has formally PASSED