James O'Keefe@JamesOKeefeIII
BREAKING: California Controller’s Top Communications Official Admits Audits “Are Not Getting Done” & Acknowledges “100 Percent” Fraud Exists in the State
“We [CA Controller’s Office] just can’t conduct the audits”
“There is no statewide plan on homelessness”
“They [CA counties, cities] are asking for $1 billion this year”
@Bismarck419e is the Acting Deputy Controller of Public Affairs and Press Secretary for CA State Controller @MaliaCohen , the state’s chief fiscal officer responsible for accounting for and protecting California’s financial resources. Bismarck Obando admitted on hidden camera that the Controller’s Office “can’t conduct” key financial audits.
Due to staffing cuts, the audits “are just not getting done,” and he claims there is “no statewide plan” on homelessness, and CA counties/cities are asking for $1 billion this year for homelessness.
In honor of @nickshirleyy , James O’Keefe visited California homeless shelters/non-profits in South Los Angeles: Abundant Blessing & Urban Alchemy. Both non-profits were accused of fraud. We went on the ground to visit these groups and discovered there were actually zero homeless people there.
Abundant Blessings Incorporated, a homeless shelter that claims its mission is to end homelessness by providing short- and long-term housing, received funding of $23 million. The executive director, Alexander Soofer, was arrested on charges of fraudulently obtaining the $23 million in public funds.
Urban Alchemy, another non-profit that claims to provide hygiene services and operate “safe sleep villages,” received over $60 million in government contracts, including more than $12 million through LAHSA since 2021.
Homeless individuals shared with our undercover journalists that they have gone to the shelters for blankets, socks, and toothpaste, but they are always out of items. These shelters receive millions of dollars a year, and nobody knows where the money is going.
Our team reached out personally to Bismarck Obando and the office of Malia Cohen for comment, but we received no response.
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