FBI: Pillaging the system in California...

Editor's note: ...with no criminal arrests or indictments being reported. Some likely Democratic Bolsheviks have been running a $180 million refugee charter school scam in the communist state of California made possible by corrupt NGOs while Governor Newsom continues to threaten President Trump on immigration. The $180 million California charter school scam centered on Highlands Community Charter & Technical Schools, which received state education funds it was not eligible for by inflating enrollment numbers and misreporting attendance. Auditors found the school counted students who did not meet legal requirements, failed to provide required instructional hours, and used funds wastefully on things like luxury trips, leases, and nepotism-driven hiring. By exploiting weak oversight (there was no oversight) and manipulating how charter schools are funded, the school diverted taxpayer money on a massive scale while delivering little real education to the students it claimed to serve. These god damn NGOs are going to have to be shut down.

Democrats are pillaging California as the battle lines are being drawn

The nonprofits tied to Highlands Community Charter & Technical Schools revealed clear patterns of corruption. The Doc Smith Legacy Foundation, for example, shared board members with the school, creating a "closed-loop of control" that eliminated independent oversight. The foundation received over $100,000 a year through employee payroll deductions, with staff reporting they felt pressured to contribute, suggesting it was used as a tool to extract money rather than to genuinely support students. In most cases students who never existed.  Instead of serving the community transparently, these related NGOs provided a shadow structure to funnel funds, conceal questionable spending, and give the school a false appearance of legitimacy. If anyone said anything they would be shut down by these corrupt NGOs. The NGOs are acting less as charitable organizations and more as financial vehicles to sustain large-scale fraud. How many other rogue NGOs are out there?

Despite the $180 million fraud uncovered at Highlands Community Charter & Technical Schools, no criminal arrests or indictments have been reported as of September 2025. Instead, state action has focused on oversight: a California State Auditor report exposed the misuse of funds, the entire school board resigned, and the California Department of Education has demanded repayment. Lawmakers have also called for stronger charter school accountability, but prosecutors have not yet announced criminal charges, leaving the case at the stage of financial and administrative consequences rather than arrests.

Leadership of the school included Murdock "Doc" Smith (former Executive Director), Jonathan Raymond (current Executive Director but the page has been removed), and Matthew Lemos (Chief Business Official). The school's board of directors featured Mike Reid (Chair), Sharon Rocco, and Mary DeChance, while other administrators such as Katrina Tupper and Richard Henning held key roles. This Doc Smith character set up his own NGO (foundation) to run the scam in a "closed-loop" system.

Beyond the school itself, affiliated nonprofits and partners played a role in sustaining the scheme. The Doc Smith Legacy Foundation, a 501(c)(3) that shared board members with Highlands, handled over $100,000 annually in payroll deductions from employees. In addition, Highlands partnered with Unitek Learning, a private education company, to expand workforce training programs, which lent the school additional credibility while the misuse of funds continued.

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They have learned how to pillage the system:

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Confrontation coming:

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Remember the sheriff who became so distraught with a judge running a sex brothel and extorting women for sex he walked into the judge's office and shot him dead? Is this what it is going to have to take to end the corruption?