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Nice to have you with us on 11 00:00:33,880 --> 00:00:36,600 Speaker 4: the forty seven Morning Update. And we've got one major 12 00:00:36,640 --> 00:00:39,120 Speaker 4: story for you. If you thought the fraud that was 13 00:00:39,159 --> 00:00:43,280 Speaker 4: found in Minnesota is bad, apparently we've seen nothing yet. 14 00:00:43,440 --> 00:00:47,320 Speaker 4: Take a look at California and it's truly unbelievable what 15 00:00:47,400 --> 00:00:49,879 Speaker 4: they're finding out there. But first we want to tell 16 00:00:49,880 --> 00:00:53,000 Speaker 4: you about our friends over Patriot Mobile. Every so often, 17 00:00:53,080 --> 00:00:56,800 Speaker 4: something happens that reminds us just how fragile our freedoms are. 18 00:00:57,200 --> 00:01:00,279 Speaker 4: We can't afford to take our rights for granted. 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Story number one, massive fraud 48 00:02:47,440 --> 00:02:51,040 Speaker 4: found in California, and many, including Donald Trump, are warning 49 00:02:51,040 --> 00:02:54,080 Speaker 4: that it may be bigger than what we found in Minnesota. 50 00:02:54,840 --> 00:02:59,280 Speaker 4: Millions of your tax dollars were defrauded, in fact, by 51 00:02:59,360 --> 00:03:00,000 Speaker 4: just one mate. 52 00:03:00,760 --> 00:03:03,160 Speaker 2: The money was meant to feed the homeless. 53 00:03:03,639 --> 00:03:06,520 Speaker 4: I want you to hear how Fox News talked about 54 00:03:06,600 --> 00:03:11,080 Speaker 4: this one individual the defrauded Americans of more than twenty 55 00:03:11,680 --> 00:03:16,360 Speaker 4: three million dollars. I'll stay it again. This is just 56 00:03:16,800 --> 00:03:20,720 Speaker 4: one person. Listen to report from Fox News. 57 00:03:20,960 --> 00:03:24,360 Speaker 5: Agent's moving in today, busting a man accused of stealing 58 00:03:24,400 --> 00:03:27,760 Speaker 5: tens of millions of dollars meant for the homeless and 59 00:03:27,919 --> 00:03:31,480 Speaker 5: spending that cash on a lavish lifestyle. Of courseponding Matt 60 00:03:31,480 --> 00:03:35,520 Speaker 5: finn is live in Los Angeles for you, and you know, 61 00:03:36,200 --> 00:03:38,600 Speaker 5: folks were warned about this and lo and behold here 62 00:03:38,600 --> 00:03:38,960 Speaker 5: it is. 63 00:03:39,600 --> 00:03:40,920 Speaker 6: Yeah, this is it. Behind me, John. 64 00:03:40,960 --> 00:03:44,640 Speaker 7: The Feds say this man was contracted with the city 65 00:03:44,680 --> 00:03:47,560 Speaker 7: and County of Los Angeles to housing feed up to 66 00:03:47,640 --> 00:03:51,400 Speaker 7: six hundred homeless people, but instead he was misusing tens 67 00:03:51,400 --> 00:03:52,280 Speaker 7: of millions of. 68 00:03:52,240 --> 00:03:55,000 Speaker 2: Dollars to live a luxurious life. 69 00:03:55,520 --> 00:03:59,080 Speaker 7: Exclusive Fox video shows the fed's early morning bust here 70 00:03:59,120 --> 00:04:02,320 Speaker 7: at the La mansion, Forty two year old Alexander. 71 00:04:01,920 --> 00:04:03,080 Speaker 6: Suker was arrested. 72 00:04:03,440 --> 00:04:06,160 Speaker 7: Suker's one hundred and twenty five thousand dollars land rover 73 00:04:06,400 --> 00:04:09,480 Speaker 7: was also seized by law enforcement. The FED sae Suker 74 00:04:09,480 --> 00:04:11,760 Speaker 7: defrauded the city and County of La out of twenty 75 00:04:11,760 --> 00:04:15,120 Speaker 7: three million in taxpayer dollars for not only his mansion 76 00:04:15,160 --> 00:04:18,800 Speaker 7: and car, but a second home in Greece, luxury vacations, 77 00:04:19,040 --> 00:04:21,040 Speaker 7: designer clothes, and private schools. 78 00:04:21,440 --> 00:04:24,839 Speaker 8: He was living the high life while the people suffering 79 00:04:25,800 --> 00:04:29,680 Speaker 8: homeless on the streets with no shelter, no food. They're 80 00:04:29,720 --> 00:04:32,680 Speaker 8: living out in the streets. People are literally dying and 81 00:04:32,720 --> 00:04:36,400 Speaker 8: this guy is out vacationing, buying homes, buying range rovers, 82 00:04:36,400 --> 00:04:37,159 Speaker 8: and going shopping. 83 00:04:37,680 --> 00:04:41,039 Speaker 7: Prosecutors say Suker was supposed to provide three nutritional meals 84 00:04:41,080 --> 00:04:43,680 Speaker 7: a day to the homeless, but during one inspection, Suker 85 00:04:43,760 --> 00:04:46,839 Speaker 7: only had canned beans and ramen noodles on hand. The 86 00:04:46,880 --> 00:04:51,360 Speaker 7: FED sa Lucre lied about various aspects of abundant blessings, 87 00:04:51,600 --> 00:04:55,280 Speaker 7: including fake vendors, facilities, and the homeless actually getting meals. 88 00:04:55,640 --> 00:04:58,320 Speaker 7: The US Attorney's office in LA says they are actively 89 00:04:58,320 --> 00:05:02,240 Speaker 7: investigating at least twelve there's similar fraud cases here in California. 90 00:05:02,640 --> 00:05:04,000 Speaker 6: First Assistant US Attorney Bill A. 91 00:05:04,080 --> 00:05:06,400 Speaker 7: Sale says there's a tremendous amount of fraud in this 92 00:05:06,440 --> 00:05:09,360 Speaker 7: state and that today's bus of one man who misused 93 00:05:09,360 --> 00:05:12,360 Speaker 7: twenty three million dollars alone may show how little oversight 94 00:05:12,400 --> 00:05:12,800 Speaker 7: there is. 95 00:05:13,520 --> 00:05:16,880 Speaker 8: California was pushing this money out quickly. A lot of 96 00:05:16,920 --> 00:05:21,200 Speaker 8: money went out the door with frankly, very little vetting, 97 00:05:21,400 --> 00:05:24,320 Speaker 8: very little checks and balances, and he's one of the 98 00:05:24,360 --> 00:05:25,400 Speaker 8: individuals that got it. 99 00:05:26,360 --> 00:05:29,159 Speaker 7: The suspect is scheduled to make his first appearance later today. 100 00:05:29,200 --> 00:05:31,760 Speaker 7: He faces up to twenty years if convicted on a 101 00:05:31,800 --> 00:05:34,520 Speaker 7: federal case. The local district attorney is also planning on 102 00:05:34,560 --> 00:05:35,400 Speaker 7: prosecuting Sehn. 103 00:05:36,120 --> 00:05:39,120 Speaker 2: Now this is just the tip of the iceberg. 104 00:05:39,320 --> 00:05:42,400 Speaker 4: In fact, we now have the same man, Nick Shirley, 105 00:05:42,839 --> 00:05:47,080 Speaker 4: who did the incredible job of discovering massive fraud in 106 00:05:47,080 --> 00:05:50,440 Speaker 4: Minneapolis and exposing it to the world. That is landed 107 00:05:50,480 --> 00:05:53,680 Speaker 4: in California, and he's now saying that's even worse than 108 00:05:53,680 --> 00:05:54,440 Speaker 4: anyone else. 109 00:05:54,279 --> 00:05:55,240 Speaker 2: Could have imagined. 110 00:05:55,600 --> 00:05:57,400 Speaker 4: Before I get to that, though, I want to tell 111 00:05:57,440 --> 00:06:00,800 Speaker 4: you about my good friends over it bit join IRA. 112 00:06:01,520 --> 00:06:03,800 Speaker 4: I gotta ask you a question. 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Right take 131 00:07:14,880 --> 00:07:18,520 Speaker 4: a listen to What Nick shirley said about arriving In, 132 00:07:18,520 --> 00:07:22,600 Speaker 4: california and what he says, is, well incredible amounts of 133 00:07:22,640 --> 00:07:26,200 Speaker 4: fraud that may be much bigger than what he exposed In. 134 00:07:26,240 --> 00:07:28,760 Speaker 6: Minnesota, oh there's massive fraud In. 135 00:07:28,800 --> 00:07:32,200 Speaker 9: CALIFORNIA i mean the homelessness is just increased as they 136 00:07:32,200 --> 00:07:35,200 Speaker 9: receive more. Money and that's just one part of. It 137 00:07:35,320 --> 00:07:37,360 Speaker 9: like you talked about the light rail and everything like. 138 00:07:37,400 --> 00:07:40,960 Speaker 9: That the fraud is like crazy In, california and they 139 00:07:40,960 --> 00:07:41,480 Speaker 9: have the highest. 140 00:07:41,480 --> 00:07:43,200 Speaker 6: Taxes, yeah they want, More. 141 00:07:44,800 --> 00:07:47,440 Speaker 10: Nick because anybody approached you about this, THING i tweeted 142 00:07:47,440 --> 00:07:48,920 Speaker 10: it about. IT i had never heard about, it but 143 00:07:49,200 --> 00:07:52,119 Speaker 10: these guys educated me on it CALLED qui, ten which 144 00:07:52,160 --> 00:07:56,560 Speaker 10: is this framework where you can actually sue on behalf 145 00:07:56,640 --> 00:07:59,240 Speaker 10: of the state and on behalf of Tax, beyers has 146 00:07:59,240 --> 00:08:02,600 Speaker 10: anybody approach to do about thinking about using all of 147 00:08:02,640 --> 00:08:05,440 Speaker 10: the information that you've garnered to try to launch some 148 00:08:05,520 --> 00:08:06,480 Speaker 10: of these lawsuits Or. 149 00:08:06,520 --> 00:08:08,640 Speaker 9: No, yeah actually had somebody to reach out to me 150 00:08:08,640 --> 00:08:10,480 Speaker 9: the other day about, It So i'm gonna actually help 151 00:08:10,480 --> 00:08:11,200 Speaker 9: on a phone call that. 152 00:08:11,280 --> 00:08:11,480 Speaker 1: Guy. 153 00:08:11,800 --> 00:08:14,760 Speaker 11: Yeah, also AS i understand that some of these whistleblower 154 00:08:14,840 --> 00:08:17,800 Speaker 11: laws reward the whistleblower with something like twenty to thirty 155 00:08:17,800 --> 00:08:22,080 Speaker 11: percent of amounts in some. Cases, yeah that ARE i 156 00:08:22,120 --> 00:08:24,280 Speaker 11: don't know if it's like fines or it's amounts that 157 00:08:24,320 --> 00:08:26,440 Speaker 11: are recaptured, recaptured. 158 00:08:26,240 --> 00:08:27,040 Speaker 6: BUT i don't. 159 00:08:27,040 --> 00:08:28,840 Speaker 11: Know, nick you can become a billionaire here just with 160 00:08:28,880 --> 00:08:29,640 Speaker 11: all the billions you've. 161 00:08:29,680 --> 00:08:33,520 Speaker 6: EXPOSED i, KNOW i gotta sit down and figured it. 162 00:08:33,520 --> 00:08:35,000 Speaker 8: OUT i know that's not why you're in, it but 163 00:08:35,200 --> 00:08:36,960 Speaker 8: you'd be the most well loved billionaire In. 164 00:08:36,960 --> 00:08:38,280 Speaker 6: America if you did absolutely. 165 00:08:38,320 --> 00:08:40,000 Speaker 12: Well the way to do it, is you, know since 166 00:08:40,080 --> 00:08:42,520 Speaker 12: you're drafting off of these other news, reports is to 167 00:08:42,520 --> 00:08:44,439 Speaker 12: set up your own tip. Line, So, nick what's your 168 00:08:44,480 --> 00:08:46,679 Speaker 12: website or do you have a website where people can? 169 00:08:46,679 --> 00:08:49,240 Speaker 12: Donate and do you have a tip? Line because you 170 00:08:49,240 --> 00:08:52,680 Speaker 12: wouldn't get the whistle blow awards for the Stuff fox 171 00:08:52,760 --> 00:08:54,760 Speaker 12: nine has been doing for a, decade but for the 172 00:08:54,880 --> 00:08:57,760 Speaker 12: next one you. Could so what is your website where 173 00:08:57,760 --> 00:08:58,120 Speaker 12: people can? 174 00:08:58,120 --> 00:08:58,400 Speaker 3: Donate? 175 00:08:58,480 --> 00:08:58,640 Speaker 1: Nick? 176 00:08:58,960 --> 00:09:00,520 Speaker 6: Yeah everything just on social. 177 00:09:00,559 --> 00:09:03,239 Speaker 9: Media so if they can message me on any, PLATFORM 178 00:09:03,440 --> 00:09:04,560 Speaker 9: i should probably get a website. 179 00:09:04,600 --> 00:09:10,320 Speaker 12: Going, So, nick what's your social media handle where people 180 00:09:10,320 --> 00:09:11,000 Speaker 12: CAN dm you and? 181 00:09:11,040 --> 00:09:12,480 Speaker 6: Donate, yeah it's Just Nick. 182 00:09:12,520 --> 00:09:14,400 Speaker 9: Shirley and if you go ON X i do have 183 00:09:14,480 --> 00:09:16,559 Speaker 9: my tip section, open so if you would like to donate, 184 00:09:16,600 --> 00:09:20,040 Speaker 9: there that gives them all the whether it be, venmo, cash, app, 185 00:09:20,400 --> 00:09:22,000 Speaker 9: crypto you can all do it right. 186 00:09:22,040 --> 00:09:22,960 Speaker 6: There so x. 187 00:09:23,000 --> 00:09:25,960 Speaker 4: Doc by the, WAY i love that this guy is 188 00:09:26,040 --> 00:09:28,640 Speaker 4: doing this on his, own like he's just, like, yeah 189 00:09:28,640 --> 00:09:30,920 Speaker 4: if you want to, support go for. It i'm just 190 00:09:30,960 --> 00:09:33,520 Speaker 4: going to be out here exposing all this, waste fraud and, 191 00:09:33,559 --> 00:09:36,120 Speaker 4: Abuse Like that's What i'm doing with my life. Now 192 00:09:36,520 --> 00:09:39,560 Speaker 4: i'm not afraid Like Nick shirley was In San. Diego 193 00:09:40,640 --> 00:09:44,439 Speaker 4: he now estimates billions of dollars in fraud Under Gab newsom's, 194 00:09:44,480 --> 00:09:48,000 Speaker 4: leaderships and they want more. Money they want to raise 195 00:09:48,080 --> 00:09:53,040 Speaker 4: taxes even higher than they are right. Now there's Also 196 00:09:53,240 --> 00:09:56,120 Speaker 4: Benny johnson who says his team is traveling to the 197 00:09:56,120 --> 00:09:57,120 Speaker 4: fraud capital of the. 198 00:09:57,160 --> 00:09:58,400 Speaker 2: World he's now saying It's. 199 00:09:58,440 --> 00:10:02,040 Speaker 4: California they say the the fraud uncovered In minnesota was 200 00:10:02,520 --> 00:10:05,680 Speaker 4: very bad and led to the destruction Of Tim waltz's, 201 00:10:05,679 --> 00:10:09,360 Speaker 4: career But Gavin Newsom's california is far, worse saying The 202 00:10:09,360 --> 00:10:14,760 Speaker 4: american taxpayer needs first hand to understand how Criminal california's fraud. 203 00:10:14,880 --> 00:10:18,360 Speaker 4: Is robbing our nation. Blind he, said here's just a 204 00:10:18,440 --> 00:10:21,840 Speaker 4: glimpse of what we already. Know state auditor In california, 205 00:10:21,920 --> 00:10:27,040 Speaker 4: found ready for, this seventy. Billion think about that, number 206 00:10:27,480 --> 00:10:30,880 Speaker 4: seventy billion and taxpayer funds that had been lost like 207 00:10:30,960 --> 00:10:34,880 Speaker 4: they just, disappeared no accounting for, them. Whatsoever twenty four 208 00:10:35,120 --> 00:10:40,960 Speaker 4: billion In california loan spent on nonexistent homelessness. Programs that 209 00:10:41,080 --> 00:10:46,800 Speaker 4: means someone stole twenty four billion. Dollars eighteen billion poured 210 00:10:46,800 --> 00:10:50,240 Speaker 4: into non existent high speed. Rail you Heard nick talk 211 00:10:50,280 --> 00:10:54,040 Speaker 4: about that a second, ago thirty two billion FOR covid 212 00:10:54,120 --> 00:10:58,360 Speaker 4: relief funds that had been. Stolen two point five, billion 213 00:10:58,520 --> 00:11:03,959 Speaker 4: ready for this word loss to snap. Fraud billions spent 214 00:11:04,080 --> 00:11:08,959 Speaker 4: on rebuilding after The palisade, fires but no homes have been. 215 00:11:09,000 --> 00:11:13,240 Speaker 4: Built that is just some of what's being exposed right. 216 00:11:13,280 --> 00:11:19,160 Speaker 4: Now this is all happening In. California it's truly. Incredible 217 00:11:19,440 --> 00:11:22,880 Speaker 4: But california is the fraud capital Of, america and the 218 00:11:22,920 --> 00:11:27,160 Speaker 4: taxpayer fund and nonprofits there are embezzling our money by the, 219 00:11:27,200 --> 00:11:29,400 Speaker 4: billions and the governor is allowing it to. 220 00:11:29,559 --> 00:11:32,200 Speaker 3: Happen thank you for listening to the forty Seven Morning 221 00:11:32,280 --> 00:11:36,200 Speaker 3: update With Ben. 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