NEWSOM’S EMPIRE OF FRAUD: 25% of California Medicaid Looted as Billions Vanish Under Newsom

Multiple senior HHS officials estimate that, under Gavin Newsom, California’s state Medicaid program has lost 25 percent of its budget to fraud. This would mean it is currently losing $50 billion a year to scammers, fraudsters, and organized crime rings.

The scale is staggering: more lost to fraud than many states spend in total.

EXCLUSIVE: Multiple senior HHS officials estimate that, under Gavin Newsom, California’s state Medicaid program has lost 25 percent of its budget to fraud. This would mean it is currently losing $50 billion a year to scammers, fraudsters, and organized crime rings. pic.twitter.com/i442jU4XkE

— Christopher F. Rufo (@christopherrufo) April 1, 2026

SCOOP: Under Gov. Newsom, fraudsters and organized crime rings have stolen at least $180 billion from California’s