Newsom lashes out at report of MASSIVE fraud in California

California Democrat Gov. Gavin Newsom is trying to deflect blame after a report of massive fraud draining taxpayer money in the Golden State.The report is based on interviews with officials and experts as well as analysis of audits, data from local governments, criminal indictments, and other public records and found that tens of billions of dollars are likely being stolen right under the watch of Democrat political leaders.'Fraud here is colossal, rampant, ongoing, and well-documented.' Newsom fired back but also tried to escape responsibility for the fraud."Money laundering is fraud. Information laundering, where unsourced slop gets laundered through multiple right wing 'news' outlets is fraud on the public," wrote Newsom's press office on social media."The NY Comic Book cites 'facts' completely unsourced, thinly sourced, or simply made up by by [sic] right wing activists posing as 'journalists,' with a straight face, knowing that other outlets and social media will misleadingly repeat and amplify," his office added.BlazeTV host Christopher Rufo, one of the authors of the report, responded to the governor on Fox Business."Gavin Newsom is definitely becoming associated with the word 'fraud,' but it's not for fighting it. It's for enabling it," said Rufo."Even under the most conservative estimates, experts from Harvard, from the Department of Health and Human Services, from LexisNexis' fraud division have told us that the fraud in California is unprecedented, it represents the largest financial crime in American history, and scammers have been stealing billions of dollars for years," he added.RELATED: Entire board of directors at California charter school resigns after allegations of massive fraud "Some estimates say as high as $50 or $60 billion dollars a year from the state of California, from federal taxpayers, who actually send money to the state," Rufo concluded. "This reputation is catching up with the governor. He's going to try to run away from it, but the facts are not on his side."The report found that the sum of fraud just under Newsom's watch may already have cost taxpayers the staggering sum of $180 billion. "Fraud here is colossal, rampant, ongoing, and well-documented," wrote the California Post editorial board. Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!