U.S. Attorney Forms Task Force on Homelessness Fraud

‘California has spent more than $24 billion over the past five years to address homelessness,’ he said.

A man walks past a homeless encampment in Los Angeles on March 4, 2024. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times

LOS ANGELES—U.S. Attorney Bill Essayli on April 8 announced the formation of a Homelessness Fraud and Corruption Task Force, which will investigate waste and corruption involving funds allocated to fight homelessness in Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, and Ventura counties.

This task force will comprise federal prosecutors from the Major Frauds Section, the Public Corruption and Civil Rights Section, and the Civil Division’s Civil Fraud Section of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Central District of California.