SACRAMENTO, Calif. —

Every year the California State Auditor releases a report on activities by state employees and agencies that is improper. This year's report features items from five different departments.

The largest amount of state funding the auditor found spent improperly was $4.6 million by the Employment Development Department (EDD) for unused cell phones and wireless hotspot devices.

The auditor found that the department had more than 6,200 mobile devices that hadn't been used for anywhere from six months to upwards of two years from November of 2020 through April of 2025. This content is imported from Twitter. You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site.

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