$11 million in overpayments to caretakers

Citing lax oversight, California Controller John Chiang said Monday the state paid $11 million to in-home caretakers to assist people who were dead. Troy Anderson in the Daily News.

The overpayments included $4.3 million to in-home providers in Los Angeles County.

"What the controller is doing is pointing out that there needs to be more state and county oversight of In-Home Supportive Services payments," said Garin Casaleggio, a spokesman for the State Controller's Office