The bill will make the TRUE Team permanent and authorizes the creation of additional teams in the Bay Area, Fresno, and San Diego.
“With underground economic crime, our workers get exploited, business owners face unfair competition, consumers get ripped off, and taxpayers bear the burden,” said the Attorney General.
On the other hand, Gonzalez said, “The underground economy hurts everyone: workers who are left without protection, consumers who are sold dangerous or fake products and the state as we lose tax money.”
In addition, the state lawmaker said, “This task force is a unique, collaborative approach for law enforcement to breakdown its usual silos and executes wider solutions for targeting the underground economy.”
