Trump demands California hand over recipient lists as $10B paused amid fraud concerns
The Trump administration is demanding California hand over a list of people and groups that receive taxpayer funds amid concerns the money was fraudulently funneled to noncitizens.On Tuesday, the administration...
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The Trump administration is demanding California hand over a list of people and groups that receive taxpayer funds amid concerns the money was fraudulently funneled to noncitizens. On Tuesday, the administration announced that it will pause more than $10 billion in funds to five Democratic-led states, including California, amid widespread claims of fraud. In a series of letters to California Gov. Gavin Newsom, the Administration for Children and Families said the Department of Health and Human Services will halt taxpayer funding to the Child Care Development Fund (CCDF), the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program, and the Social Services Block Grant. NEW YORK REPUBLICANS CALL FOR INDEPENDENT FRAUD INVESTIGATION FOLLOWING MINNESOTA REVELATIONS The letters asked Newsom for "verified attendance documentation" for subsidized child care services that include logs of hours and payment info from providers, the New York Post reported. The letter from TANF asked for recipients’ names, addresses, social security numbers and dates of birth. "These concerns have been heightened by recent federal prosecutions and additional allegations that substantial portions of federal resources were fraudulently diverted away from the American families they were intended to assist," ACS Assistant Secretary Alex J. Adams said in the letters, according to the post. GOP LAWMAKER DEMANDS MINNESOTA FRAUD BE TREATED AS 'ORGANIZED CRIME' SCHEME "Additionally, ACF has reason to believe that the State of California is illicitly providing illegal aliens with CCDF benefits intended for American citizens and lawful permanent residents," he added. More than $7.3 billion in TANF funding would be withheld from the five states – California, Colorado, Illinois, Minnesota and New York — along with nearly $2.4 billion from the CCDF and another $869 million from the Social Services Block Grant. President Donald Trump has been highly critical of California , as well as Newsom. "California, under…