Voters deserve to know whether Xavier Becerra knew about corruption scandal

“I see nothing! I hear nothing! I know nothing!” That was Sergeant Schultz in “Hogan’s Heroes,”  but it is also what Xavier Becerra wants us to believe about the theft of $225,000 from his former campaign account.This issue has resurfaced because his opponent for governor of California, Steve Hilton, has asked the US Attorney General to review Becerra’s role regarding the ongoing corruption case.  California's top news, sports and entertainment delivered to your inbox every day.Please provide a valid email.

By clicking above you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.Never miss a story Though the original case, which federal investigators launched during Joe Biden’s presidential administration, was not aimed at Becerra, it places him uncomfortably close to the action.When Biden appointed Becerra as Secretary of Health and Human Services, Becerra wanted his longtime chief of staff and closest aide, Sean McCluskie, to move to Washington, D.C.

to join him. The problem: McCluskie wanted more money than the federal government could pay him.So the staffers who are now in trouble cooked up a scheme to get McCluskie $225,000 from Becerra’s old state campaign.The scheme worked until federal agents started looking into where all the money was going at Gov.

Gavin Newsom’s wife’s supposed nonprofit operation. Then matters started to unravel. It was revealed that payments had allegedly been made to a consulting firm run by Newsom’s former chief of staff, Dana Williamson, and then to McCluskie’s wife, for “consulting services.”McCluskie, Williamson and a Sacramento lobbyist, Greg Campbell, were all indicted and have since pleaded guilty to felony charges. McCluskie pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit bank and wire fraud.  He has not been sentenced yet, but he can be given up to 30 years in federal prison. Interestingly, the Biden-era Department of Justice treated Becerra as a v...