"California voters initially approved $10 billion in bonds in 2008 to cover about a third of the cost. The link between San Francisco to Los Angeles was supposed to be finished by 2020, but officials now say it could cost more than $120 billion and that just the Central Valley section could open by 2032."

None of the accusations have been proven, but this makes the whole project look even worse.

https://apnews.com/article/california-high-speed-rail-choudri-arrest-588a4b10f9368965c468b2b49d9f6ec0