in World News Governor Kathy Hochul, “The Queen of Corruption,” Allegedly Rigged to $9 Billion Medicaid Contract.
Rafael Santos Martin
An explosive lawsuit accused this darling of the Democratic left to have shamelessly manipulated the bidding process for a massive Medicaid contract—a program partially funded by the federal government—to favor her out-of-state cronies. The prize? A cool $9 billion.
Yes, you read that right: $9 billion! This isn’t a typo—it’s the size of the pie Hochul allegedly rigged to fatten the pockets of her pals while everyday New Yorkers watch their healthcare system crumble.
Welcome to the circus of progressive corruption, where hypocrisy is the currency and taxpayers are the clowns.
A Scheme Rotten to the Core
The accusation targets the Consumer Directed Personal Assistance Program (CDPAP), designed to help the most vulnerable with in-home healthcare.
Hochul and her administration allegedly twisted the bidding process to hand the juicy contract to an out-of-state company, bypassing all transparency and fair competition.
The result? A firm with no roots in the state pocketed control of a vital program, while local providers were left high and dry.
Democratic Representative Ritchie Torres, in a rare moment of clarity for someone from his party, blew the lid off the scandal and demanded an investigation.
Torres points out that this company started hiring staff for the contract before it was even officially announced!
Coincidence? Please—this reeks of a fix from Albany to Manhattan.
Torres didn’t mince words: “There’s something rotten in the state of New York under Kathy Hochul’s watch.” And he’s right, even if it’s a Democrat saying it.
“There is something rotten in the state of NY under the management of Kathy Hochul.”
Democrat Rep Ritchie Torres called out Kathy Hochul for spearheading a Medicaid fraud scandal with CDPAP that rigged a $9 BILLION contract to go to an out-of-state contractor.
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