California School Board resigns after audit shows $180 Million in taxpayer fraud

The scheme included Fake students, six figure jobs for friends and family members, & luxury travel all billed to the taxpayer.

The program was set up to 'help refugees' in Sacramento - but now Highlands Community Charter School and prominent community leader Jay King, president of the California Black Chamber of Commerce, are under fire after a state audit exposed widespread fraud.

The board, including members Ernie Daniels, Matt Powers, Rick Jones, Sharon Rocco, Mike Reid, Mary DeChance, and Sonja Cameron (who was voted out), stepped down after the California Department of
Education demanded repayment of the misallocated funds.

The state audit detailed how Highlands Community Charter and Technical Schools, which was set up to help Afghan and Ukranian migrants and 'refugees' learn how to read - except there weren't any students,

There weren't any results, and the entire set up was a scheme that was being used to to funnel money from taxpayers through a so-called charter school into private pockets.

The school raked in over $180 million.

The school put unqualified staff on the payroll—including relatives of board members for high-paying roles—and spent the money on luxury items like conferences in Maui and San Diego, branded gifts, and a $33,000 monthly lease on an unused baseball stadium.

Authorities have not announced criminal investigations, but public pressure continues to mount for accountability and repayment of stolen funds.