we never heard from anyone at pride health services again. it s just unbelievable. one of the things that s most upsetting is despite repeated times that the county and state knows there s fraud going on, these things just stay open. reporter: right. what we re finding is a lack of oversight at a much higher level that we would like to get to the bottom of. the regulators, the inspectors, they are finding the fraud. report after report, they re finding the problems. the problem is, nothing ever happens. and we can t seem to figure out why, who is it in authority that is allowing, even after seeing these reports, that is allowing these clinics to not only stay open but to grow. i want to bring in california state senator ted lew. how concerned are you that auditors have been finding evidence of fraud for years, yet they ve not only remained open but increased in value? i m very concerned.
ted lew. how concered are you that auditors have been finding evidence of fraud for years, yet they ve not only remained open but increased in value? i m very concerned. a few days ago i talked to my chief of staff about increasing funding to rehabilitation clinics, because i believe they re a vital thing. first, i was surprised how easy it was to commit freud. and second, i became very concerned that not only could i not request more funding, but that if we don t fix this fraud immediately, it would undercut the public support for this entire program. that s one of the things that are so terrible, because there are obviously people in need of rehab, and there are legitimate clinics out there. but without proper oversight, we don t know which ones are legitimate. i know on the program last
they should grant you an interview. it s like cockroaches scurrying when you return on the lights. people are just running from you. that s absolutely right. keep in mind, we are trying to find out what happened to our money, our money. and these are state public officials, paid for with our money. so it s not outrageous what we re asking here. drew griffin, appreciate it. senator, thank you. if you ve got a tip for drew on this or any other subject, go to cnn.com/investigate. and let us know what you think tonight. follow me on twitter. also ahead, some early answers in that outbreak that s made a lot of people sick to their stomachs. also tonight, the other big story tonight, private first class bradley manning accused of the biggest security leak in u.s. history, facing charges of aiding the enemy and life without parole. he hears from the judge today and her verdict.
waiting for them to show up. then abruptly, shut down for the day. could he call back and say he s not coming? we never heard from anyone at pride health services again. it s just unbelievable. one of the things that s most upsetting is despite repeated times that the county and state know there is s fraud going on, these things just stay open. reporter: right. what we re finding is a lack of oversight at a much higher level that we would like to get to the bottom of. the regulators, the inspectors, they are finding the fraud. report after report, they re finding the problems. the problem is, nothing ever happens. and we can t seem to figure out why, who is it in authority that is allowing, even after seeing these reports, that is allowing these clinics to not only stay open but to grow. i want to bring in senator
pride health services again. it s just unbelievable. one of the things that s most upsetting is despite repeated times that the county and state know there is s fraud going on, these things just stay open. reporter: right. what we re finding is a lack of oversight at a much higher level that we would like to get to the bottom of. the regulators, the inspectors, they are finding the fraud. report after report, they re finding the problems. the problem is, nothing ever happens. and we can t seem to figure out why, who is it in authority that is allowing, even after seeing these reports, that is allowing these clinics to not only stay open but to grow. i want to bring in senator ted lew. how concerned are you that auditors have been finding evidence of fraud for years, yet they ve not only remained open but increased in value? i m very concerned. a few days ago i talked to my