"Bonta’s hyperbolic language in her bill attempts to paint a picture of an angry mob with pitchforks looking for the local immigration aide offices. However, it is Nick Shirley who has been the recipient of death threats and doxxing, insomuch that he been forced to hire a security team.
"Instead of eliminating rampant fraud in California, Democrats are now making an extreme effort to intimidate and silence journalists who attempt to investigate it.
"Assembly Bill 2624, authored by California State Assemblymember Mia Bonta -- the wife of current California Attorney General Rob Bonta -- is facing pushback from those who see the chilling effect it could have.
"Critics of the bill are now calling it the “Stop Nick Shirley Act.”
"Shirley is the investigative wunderkind who has determinedly exposed fraud such as the Future Leaders Early Learning in Minneapolis, Minnesota, with the owner, Fahima Mahamud, being charged with wire fraud and conspiracy to defraud the United States.
"Shirley claimed that his investigations have uncovered over $280 million in fraud committed by Somali day care centers.
"Bonta introduced the controversial bill only after Shirley uncovered massive amounts of fraud in Minneapolis and said he would do the same in California.
"After all, California has over 217,000 registered tax exempt organizations and non-governmental organizations. Many NGOs receive their money from local, state, and national government sources.
"Democratic lawmakers are behaving as if no fraud exists in California, but the facts say otherwise. Recent high-profile fraud cases in California include the Los Angeles Homeless Scheme, San Francisco Shelter Misappropriation, and Disaster Relief Divergence." . . . More
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