Worth Knowing, Probably Not Quite Threadworthy 6/12

[SVPete]

California hit by another huge fraud bombshell as thousands of claims for $4 BILLION in taxpayer-funded compensation meant for sex crime victims are FAKE, investigator says

https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-15894057/California-sex-abuse-fraud-billions.html

California has been rocked by another alleged massive fraud scheme that has reportedly seen billions of taxpayer dollars intended for victims of child sex abuse being allocated to people who filed fake claims.

Los Angeles County had agreed in April last year to pay over $4 billion to settle more than 11,000 claims of sexual abuse at county-run juvenile halls, foster homes and a notorious children's shelter.

The claims, many of which stretch back decades, came after the Golden State changed its statute of limitations to give victims who were sexually abused as minors a new window to sue.

But District Attorney Nathan Hochman claimed in a court filing on Wednesday that he believes a whopping four out of five claims for which the county is paying the largest sex abuse settlement in American history are fake, the Los Angeles Times reported.

There was even evidence that some recruiters had paid people to file bogus claims.

Hochman asked the judge overseeing the bulk of the sex abuse cases to pause the payments for six months while he continues his investigation into the plaintiffs, lawyers and therapists behind the claims in the largest sex abuse settlement in American history.

The law that extended the statute of limitations was intended as an attack on the Catholic Church, extending the time limit back into years where records would be lacking (= making defense against claims difficult or impossible). Ironically, counties and school districts are getting hit harder ... and fraudsters have come out of their sewers hoping government agencies would be less than diligent in fraud detection.

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At this point, hearing new revelations about fraud in Democrat-controlled states seems about as routine as making my bed in the morning.