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Congressional Report: ACORN Involved in Organized Crime
American Spectator ^ | July 22, 2009 | Matthew Vadum

Posted on 07/23/2009 3:27:01 PM PDT by RobinMasters

A new congressional report accuses the radical activist group ACORN of organized criminal activities. I will have a full article here on the American Spectator website in the morning about it.

The report, called "Is ACORN Intentionally Structured As a Criminal Enterprise?" comes from minority staff on the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee. The ranking member on the committee, Rep. Darrell Issa (R-California), is appearing on the "Glenn Beck Program" on Fox News today to discuss the report.

The report, available here, contains information about the ACORN network's interlocking directorates, various unethical and possibly unlawful activities, and the shocking fact that despite its mounting legal problems, ACORN remains eligible for $8.5 billion in federal funds this year.

Here's an excerpt from the congressional report:

The Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN) has repeatedly and deliberately engaged in systemic fraud. Both structurally and operationally, ACORN hides behind a paper wall of nonprofit corporate protections to conceal a criminal conspiracy on the part of its directors, to launder federal money in order to pursue a partisan political agenda and to manipulate the American electorate.

(Excerpt) Read more at spectator.org ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: acorn; corruptdems; crime; criminalactivity; democrat; democrats; impeachobama; obama; organizedcrime; porky; tas
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1 posted on 07/23/2009 3:27:01 PM PDT by RobinMasters
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ACORN IS organized crime.


2 posted on 07/23/2009 3:28:12 PM PDT by upsdriver
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To: RobinMasters

So is the Democratic Party


3 posted on 07/23/2009 3:28:33 PM PDT by McBuff
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To: McBuff

Ergo....Acorn IS the Democrat Party


4 posted on 07/23/2009 3:29:30 PM PDT by goodnesswins (Abort the Obama Presidency, now!!!)
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To: RobinMasters

Racism!


5 posted on 07/23/2009 3:33:01 PM PDT by Dallas59 ("You know the one with the big ears? He might be yours, but he ain't my president.")
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To: upsdriver
100% Obamacorn.
6 posted on 07/23/2009 3:33:09 PM PDT by myknowledge (F-22 Raptor: World's Largest Distributor of Sukhoi parts!)
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To: RobinMasters

“Is ACORN Intentionally Structured As a Criminal Enterprise?”

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Does a bear &^%$ in the woods??? Especially bears from Chicago....


7 posted on 07/23/2009 3:33:24 PM PDT by EagleUSA
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To: RobinMasters

Just saw it on Beck. Waiting to see more.


8 posted on 07/23/2009 3:33:45 PM PDT by hoosiermama (ONLY DEAD FISH GO WITH THE FLOW.......I am swimming with Sarahcudah! Sarah has read the tealeaves.)
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ACORN is involved in organized crime! I am shocked, I tell you I am shockrd. not


9 posted on 07/23/2009 3:33:56 PM PDT by mom-7
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To: myknowledge
A CORN:

10 posted on 07/23/2009 3:34:03 PM PDT by duckworth (Perhaps instant karma's going to get you. Perhaps not.)
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To: RobinMasters

Beck also mentioned that AmeriCorp is corrupt and next on the list for investigation


11 posted on 07/23/2009 3:35:06 PM PDT by NMEwithin
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To: upsdriver

“ACORN IS organized crime.”

Time to tie Obama to the money, and launch him.


12 posted on 07/23/2009 3:35:58 PM PDT by stephenjohnbanker (Pray for, and support our troops(heroes) !! And vote out the RINO's!!)
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To: RobinMasters

NOOOOO! That’s just impossiball! Why, they just want to make sure the black get to cast their vote(s)! And certainly, the Democrat party is as clean and pure as the wind-driven snow. I mean, you ARE NOT who you associate with, right? Right!?


13 posted on 07/23/2009 3:36:01 PM PDT by chris37
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To: goodnesswins

8.5 billion of stimulus money going to ACORN this year. Any nominee who runs on defunding these criminal bstards gets my vote.


14 posted on 07/23/2009 3:36:55 PM PDT by upsdriver
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1st step...Immediately pursue a RICO action against all officers of Acorn and successor organizations.

2nd step...Cut off ALL federal funds to Acorn and successor organizations.

3rd step...Ivestigate all ties between Obama and Acorn.


15 posted on 07/23/2009 3:39:15 PM PDT by ab01
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To: RobinMasters

Our boy president shows the skills he learned from ACORN....plus, today Obama was ‘practicing medicine’ and he involved himself in the Gates mess/misunderstanding...it would seem there is nothing Obama can’t do...except lead.


16 posted on 07/23/2009 3:39:33 PM PDT by yoe
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I wonder how much of ACORN(read taxpayer’s) money went to build Obama’s fortune? Are there no records kept at all by ACORN as to how the money is spent?


17 posted on 07/23/2009 3:41:02 PM PDT by upsdriver
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Sounds like a RICO case

Evading taxes.
Obstruction of justice.
Embezzlement.
Investment fraud.
Engaging in racketeering.


18 posted on 07/23/2009 3:41:49 PM PDT by Pajama Blogger (Pajama Power)
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To: ab01

...works for me.


19 posted on 07/23/2009 3:42:57 PM PDT by yoe
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To: RobinMasters

And they’re getting billions of our taxpayer money.


20 posted on 07/23/2009 3:45:03 PM PDT by Mogollon (Resistance to tyrants is obedience to God. -- Thomas Jefferson)
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