Democrat proposal will decriminalize welfare fraud under $25,000 in California
The state senator says administrative errors have led to unfair criminal investigations.
California state lawmakers are proposing a law to decriminalize some cases of welfare fraud under $25,000 that were due to administrative errors.
The bill, proposed by Democrat state Sen. Lola Smallwood-Cuevas, is meant to allow some cases of alleged welfare fraud to be investigated by officials rather than be handed over for criminal prosecution.
The bill does not help the needy but rather shields 'those who intentionally steal from assistance programs and put the viability of those programs at risk.'
"California’s safety net should lift families up, not trap them in poverty," the Democrat told Fox News Digital. "Right now, a missed deadline or paperwork mistake can lead to felony charges that tear families apart — even when there’s no intent to deceive."
"This bill is about keeping families out of the criminal justice system from making administrative errors on raising the threshold for welfare fraud prosecutions," she said on social media.
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