Brown

March 9, 2010, 7:16am | Christina Jewett

Attorney General Jerry Brown last week announced his bid for governor, and his office didn’t miss a beat in issuing press releases about his accomplishments as the state’s top cop.

But a release issued yesterday about the money recovered by the Medi-Cal Fraud and Elder Abuse Unit made no mention of another trend: Brown’s office had filed fewer elder abuse cases than the previous Attorney General.

Jerry Brown, Medi-Cal, fraud, elder abuse

In 2006, the office (under Bill Lockyer) filed 93 criminal elder abuse cases and four civil complaints for the offense. But in 2007, after Brown took office, the corresponding numbers were lower – 75 criminal cases and zero civil suits for elder abuse violations, according to the Medi-Cal Fraud and Elder Abuse unit’s annual report.

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