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Report: California Insurance Commissioner Took Overseas Trips at Taxpayer Expense
Breitbart ^ | 03/26/2025 | Joel B. Pollak

Posted on 03/26/2025 7:35:09 AM PDT by ChicagoConservative27

California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara has traveled extensively, including to overseas destinations, at taxpayer expense — and not always with a clear work purpose, according to an investigative report by KGO-7.

The issue arose earlier this month when Lara turned up at a conference in Bermuda with industry executives, rather than at a state legislative hearing, as thousands of homeowners are still waiting for help after the Los Angeles fires.

KGO, the San Francisco-area ABC News affiliate reported Monday:

7 On Your Side obtained and analyzed hundreds of public records that detail at least 46 cross-country and international trips all over the world — including at least 11 taxpayer-funded excursions to places like Bogota, Paris, and Toronto. But after more than a month of questioning his office, Lara’s staff has been unable to identify the business purpose for nearly all of them.

7 On Your Side’s Stephanie Sierra investigated hundreds of public records dating back to 2019 that detail a pattern of international trips at various luxury hotels. Our team found Lara’s been absent for at least seven other state insurance hearings since assuming office because he was either traveling abroad, cross-country, or chose not to attend.

For example, expense reports show during his first year in office in 2019, Commissioner Lara missed two insurance hearings while he was traveling to Washington, D.C. and Florida for conferences. In between those trips, he took a $6,000 trip to Paris for an “Economic Development Conference.” Taxpayers picked up that bill.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Government; US: California
KEYWORDS: california; commissioner; expense; isurance; overseas; taxpayer; took; trips
Resume enhancer for dems
1 posted on 03/26/2025 7:35:09 AM PDT by ChicagoConservative27
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To: ChicagoConservative27

I never understood why government want to model themselves after the crap we see in other countries. I don’t give one rip how they do it somewhere else.

It is a scam for a taxpayer paid vacation.


2 posted on 03/26/2025 7:37:31 AM PDT by Resolute Conservative
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To: ChicagoConservative27

But after more than a month of questioning his office, Lara’s staff has been unable to identify the business purpose for nearly all of them.


keep asking even if it appears it isn’t working. don’t give up.


3 posted on 03/26/2025 7:38:13 AM PDT by PeterPrinciple (Thinking Caps are no longer being issued, but there must be a warehouse full of them somewhere)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Lara responded to criticism from a Democratic congressman recently that he was tired of being “white mansplained on how to do my job.”


https://www.bing.com/search?q=white+mansplained&gs_lcrp=EgRlZGdlKgYIABBFGDkyBggAEEUYOagCALACAA&FORM=ANCMS9&PC=ACTS

first use of white mansplained?


4 posted on 03/26/2025 7:40:44 AM PDT by PeterPrinciple (Thinking Caps are no longer being issued, but there must be a warehouse full of them somewhere)
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To: PeterPrinciple

> “white mansplained on how to do my job.” <

Aw, come on Mr. Lara. It’s not 1960 anymore. Women and nonbinary folks are now allowed to be condescending too. So the proper term is “personspained”.


5 posted on 03/26/2025 7:53:17 AM PDT by Leaning Right (It’s morning in America. Again.)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Lara turned up at a conference in Bermuda


Funny how so many of these must-attend conferences are held vacation spots like Bermuda rather than the much more economical Port-au-Prince.


6 posted on 03/26/2025 8:38:16 AM PDT by hanamizu ( )
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This sort of dishonesty and criminal activity is typical of government employee sociopaths who are integrity-free. They should be held accountable for their actions. Such criminals deserve the harshest punishment law allows...and more. What a pathetic nitwit and parasite.


7 posted on 03/26/2025 8:56:37 AM PDT by hal ogen (First Amendment or Reeducation Camp?)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Anchor baby. It’s only going to get worse.


8 posted on 03/26/2025 9:02:54 AM PDT by liberalh8ter ( This tagline has taken the month off to attend the inauguration.)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

I don’t understand why these guys do stupid stuff like this. They’re already grossly overpaid, why would you risk your job using gov’t dollars for a trip just to save yourself a week’s worth of pay?


9 posted on 03/26/2025 11:31:33 AM PDT by Svartalfiar (-)
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Who wouldn’t?


10 posted on 03/26/2025 3:54:40 PM PDT by Libloather (Why do climate change hoax deniers live in mansions on the beach?)
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