FTB Fighter – Fighting Corruption at the CA Franchise Tax Board (CA's income tax agency)

February 7, 2026February 8, 2026

FTB’s 8 Schemes To Overcharge Taxpayers

For those that prefer video, here is a 12-minute speech that I made to State Controller Betty Yee via webinar in December 2020, which sums up the info below. We’re also working on a documentary series exposing the corruption.

The over-simplified explanation of the schemes that I got ensnared in is that the Franchise Tax Board does not apply the money that you send them to your account right away. Then they charge you penalties for “paying late.” Then they over-charge interest on these penalties.

But you have to understand that the reason that they’ve been getting away with their criminal activities is because tax law is complicated, and they work the complex nature of the laws to deceive the public on what the laws actually say.

February 1, 2026March 8, 2026

Oaths & Salary Info for BAR, BOE, DOF, DGS, DOJ, FTB, GovOps, OLC, OTA, SCO, State Assembly, State Senate, and Superior Court Employees

Oaths of Office are for partisan politicians: people who are elected, are appointed by someone who was elected, or work for one of the above. Oaths of Office expire at the end of the elected person’s term and new oaths must be taken each term (except for the state senate, which is a four year term, but their oaths are only valid for two years at a time). Oaths of Allegiance are for permanent employees who stay on no matter how the partisan winds blow. Oaths of Allegiance last for the duration that person is on that job.

A previous post explains the importance of Oaths and Bonds/Insurance, how order Oaths and proof of Bonds/Insurance, and what to do if you find an Oath/Bond violation. A more recent post gives more info on the how it appears the California State government may be illegitimate due to the lack of bonds/insurance.

I am slowly but steadily uploading all the Oaths that I have collected and linking to their salary information. If you are looking for a particular person’s Oath, check below to see if I already have it. If a name is listed but the Oath has not yet been uploaded, ping me and I’ll get it uploaded ASAP. Check back periodically because I have more Oaths ordered that will hopefully arrive soon.

California BAR Association (BAR) (Fun fact: BAR stands for British Accreditation Registry)

Henderson, Robert Jr:. Unexecuted Oath of Allegiance; No insurance; Authorities Notified

Horton-Billard, Cecilia: Unexecuted Oath of Allegiance; No Insurance; Authorities Notified

Kim, Roy: Oath of Allegiance

Harvey, Mark: Oath of Allegiance

Wallerstein, Lori: Oath of Allegiance

California Board of Equalization (BOE)

January 4, 2026February 8, 2026

The Playbook That Government Agencies Use To Get Away With Criminal Schemes

I watched a video about a woman in Arizona (AZ) who had her children stolen by Child Protective Services (CPS).

As I watched the video, my jaw dropped as I realized that CPS in AZ used strikingly similar tactics to violate the laws as the Franchise Tax Board (FTB) in California (CA) used against me. It can’t be a coincidence that my experience was so similar to hers when it was a completely different issue, involving a completely different agency, with completely different circumstances.

I am starting to realize that there must be a playbook of tactics that government agencies use to extract extra revenue for themselves. Obviously, the specific tactics are customized by the agencies, but the general playbook appears to be identical: 1. Lay a trap, 2. Deny due process 3. Rig the justice system and 4. Have other government agencies cover it up.

March 8, 2026March 9, 2026

Is Dr. Akilah Weber Pierson Involved in Human Trafficking?

I know, I know. That title is explosive and most people’s first reaction would be revulsion that I would make such an allegation. However, Senator Weber Pierson has done several concerning things that, taken together, indicates she’s helping to facilitate human trafficking: voting for AB-1518, voting for AB-495 in its original form, encouraging vulnerable people to give their private data to an organization that is a known sexual predator, and trying to hide the identity of said organization so that potential victims don’t know who they are giving their private data to.

1. One of the many laws passed in the current legislative cycle that I believe to be a violation of our constitutional protections is AB-1518 . It was passed in 2025 and codified as Revenue and Tax Code 18537. Dr. Weber Pierson voted for this law. In reading the legislation, I saw that the same law had passed in 2020 as AB-2660 (chapter 102 Burke), but it was a temporary law that expired at the end of 2025. It was codified as Revenue and Tax Code 18624. The updated version passed in 2025 is the same, it just makes the law permanent.

In reading AB-1518, I found some disturbing details that indicate the State is not only allowing human trafficking, it is profiting off of it. Group tax returns are filed by employers on behalf of their illegal alien employees. The employers are only required to say how many illegal employees they have and the total amount of money the illegals were paid. The illegals are charged the highest state tax rate, which is 12.3%. They are also required to pay an extra 1% mental health fee, which is normally only imposed on those who make $1 million or more per year. Everyone files as single, with no deductions or credits allowed.

February 18, 2026February 18, 2026

I was a guest on Paul Preston’s Agenda 21 Radio

On Friday, January 30, Paul Preston had me on the third hour of his show. I come in at the 2-hour, 11-minute mark. For some reason, I was unable to embed the video, so just click on the link to see the video. Show Notes:

2 hours, 12 minutes – Between the years 2008 and 2016, the Franchise Tax Board, California’s Income Tax Agency, “lost” 16 of the 20 payments that my husband and I had made. When I say “lost,” I mean that they cashed our checks right away, but didn’t apply the money to our account. Instead of locating the “lost” funds, FTB aggressively harassed me to pay the “outstanding balance” and imposed penalties for “paying late.” Here is the list of payments: https://gwsandiego.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/chart-of-payments-made-to-FTB-updated.pdf

2:13 – Certain that I had been ensnared in an embezzlement and racketeering scheme, in 2020, I filed suit in San Diego Superior Court: https://gwsandiego.net/blog/?p=217.

February 13, 2026February 16, 2026

Update on the Elected Officials Without Oaths: The State Controller Has Been Served With A Notice To Cease And Desist!

On Thursday, February 12, 2025, State Controller Malia Cohen was served with a Notice to Cease and Desist from paying Lt. Governor Eleni Kounalakis and the 28 State Senators who have not filed oaths with the Secretary of State as is required per the California Constitution and assorted laws.

The relevant California Constitution clauses and California laws are detailed in the Notice.

I have given Ms. Cohen 10 (ten) business days to stop paying them and 30 (thirty) days to claw back all funds previously paid. Failure to do so will result in legal action by “we the people.” I’ll update if she responds.

Failing to file an Oath is a federal felony. Per 5 U.S. Code § 3331, every elected or appointed government official must sign an Oath of Office. Anyone working unlawfully without said executed oath is considered to be a foreign agent posing as a government agent and subject to prosecution under US Criminal Code Title 18 U.S.C. § 912.

February 7, 2026February 19, 2026

Analyzing FTB’s Response to My 2025 Annual Taxpayer Bill of Rights Requests

The verbal Requests I made at the 2025 Annual Taxpayer Bill of Rights Meeting. The written Requests, which are more detailed, are linked below.

FTB responded to my Annual Taxpayer Bill of Rights (ATBOR) Requests on February 3, 2026, as promised. In the same meeting, I had made two public comments separate from the ATBOR requests. FTB included a response to one of the comments, about Protests, as if it were part of the ATBOR requests.

I’ve learned that with FTB, what they don’t say is far more telling than what they do say. The first public comment that I’d made was asking FTB what they were going to do to correct their issues with the small business collections line. I pointed out long hold times and high hang up rates. FTB did not acknowledge the public comment at the time I made it; they responded with “Next speaker.” And they didn’t respond in writing to that comment, even though I’d sent two follow up emails stating that I expected a response. Per California law, failure to deny constitutes admission: Any material allegation in the complaint that is not effectively denied is deemed admitted. [CCP § 431.20(a); see Hennefer v. Butcher (1986) 182 CA3d 492, 504, 227 CR 318, 325]. This failure to acknowledge my comment is basically an admission that they are intentionally trying to destroy small businesses by making it impossible to resolve “issues.”

Issue 1: In the written version, I asked FTB’s board and executives to stop putting their employees at risk of federal prosecution by having FTB staff cite laws verbatim so that they can no longer deceive people about their unlawful and extra-lawful policies and procedures. In the verbal version, I asked FTB staff to protect themselves from federal prosecution by refusing to comply with unethical and unlawful behavior.

December 12, 2025February 18, 2026

At the 2025 Board Meeting, I Gave More Details About How FTB’s Schemes Work

February 2025 Update: FTB did respond to the requests.

At the FTB Board Meeting on Monday, December 8, in addition to making my planned speech, I had the opportunity to make a couple of off-the-cuff public comments that helped to put the pieces together of how FTB uses “gross incompetence” as a cover for their bona-fide criminal schemes to overcharge taxpayers, particularly small businesses.

The first comment was in response to a presentation on how FTB was going to improve its customer service by modernizing its contact platform. In the presentation, Mr. Banuelos and Ms. SoRelle did not address the serious problem that FTB has with hanging up on callers, so I asked about it in an 80-second public comment. FTB did not even acknowledge that I had made the comment.

This is the letter from FTB’s Disclosure Department that I had referenced in the video. From page 2:

December 11, 2025December 12, 2025

My 2025 Annual Taxpayer Bill of Rights Speech Where I Called Out The State’s Off-the-Books Spending Account, How they Unlawfully Fund It, and Asked Employees to Stop Complying

This was the speech that I intended to make at the Annual Taxpayer Bill of Rights Meeting. The text, with links to evidence, is at the bottom of the post. The speech is only an overview, a detailed explanation is here.

Background: The Franchise Tax Board is required by law to take suggestions from the public on how to improve policy and procedures, as well as to take suggestions on changes in tax law, at the Annual Taxpayer Bill of Rights hearing. The hearing is usually incorporated in the December Board of Directors meeting as an agenda item.

November 6, 2025November 19, 2025

CharLee Simons had me back to talk about the $10-million program to hunt down illegals, FTB accounting fraud/Betty Yee, voiding bad legislation/oath update, Civil Grand Juries, legislative requests & more

Below are the show notes. I have a few more links to add, particularly with documents that I need to redact and upload. I won’t be able to finish it today, but I wanted to get this posted anyways since most of the links are already in place.

3:30 — Facebook psychological testing: This is an example of a psychology study done via Facebook that was published. Facebook had to pay a $725 million settlement to users for selling personal preference data to a company that made targeted political ads.

7:00 — Allegations that YouTube manipulates the algorithms to keep certain channels/content from getting many views: this article basically says that the Big Tech companies all say these claims are bogus, but does admit that the algorithms are opaque, so no one really knows for sure.