Homelessness has become a problem in cities across the country, but Los Angeles, California, is in its own class. The city has an infamous area known as “Skid Row” which has expanded in recent years.
The homelessness issue has gotten worse, but the city has spent billions of dollars on it. So where did the money go? And why did the size of the problem increase?
A newly appointed US lawyer named Bill Essayri will investigate the issue. This is great news. Research into this has been delayed for a long time.
Fox News Report:
LA County Homeless Expenditures under the Microscope of a newly appointed US Attorney
Alongside the newly appointed Magazine for the Central District of California, including Los Angeles County, U.S. lawyers have launched an ambitious new federal criminal task force aimed at forensic investigation into how billions of homeless funds have been spent over the past five years.
“We’re going to get to that bottom, and if we find out that federal law is violated, we’ll arrest and prosecute the individual involved,” US lawyer Bill Essayli told Fox News in his first television interview at his office in downtown Los Angeles.
Essayli has announced the launch of a Homelessness Fraud and Corruption Task Force, which includes federal prosecutors from the FBI, IRS and HUD. One item on the agenda is to look into the results of a recent audit that revealed that Los Angeles County alone does not have $2.3 billion in homeless funds.
“It’s not a rounding error. It’s a lot of money, so I want to get to the bottom of where that money went,” the essay said.
In this video report, the essay says that if they reveal misconduct, arrests and prosecutions will be on the table.
US lawyer Bill Essayri discussed this week the formation of a homeless fraud and corruption task force. This investigates fraud, waste, abuse and corruption, including funds allocated to eradicating homelessness in the LA area. pic.twitter.com/lskxujwhsk
– US Lawyer LA (@USAO_LOSANGELES) April 10, 2025
Something is clearly wrong here. Are cities spending billions of dollars on problems just to see it get worse?
