$5 Million Embezzlement Report 'Completely False,' ACORN CEO Says

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[Sub-Driver]

$5 Million Embezzlement Report 'Completely False,' ACORN CEO Says In a speech to the National Press Club, ACORN CEO Bertha Lewis called embezzlement allegations "completely false" and defended the group's management and mission.

FOXNews.com

Tuesday, October 06, 2009

ACORN's embattled CEO emphatically disputed on Tuesday a report by the organization's board of directors that $5 million was embezzled from the group, calling it "completely false." Bertha Lewis said the $5 million figure came from two former "disgruntled" directors who had since been voted off the organization's board.

Lewis spoke after the internal review by ACORN's board was revealed to have found that $5 million was embezzled by the brother of the group's founder, a figure far more than the previously reported amount of $1 million, according to documents released Monday.

In her speech to the National Press Club in Washington, Lewis defended the 38-year-old group's management and mission and vowed that ACORN has taken every step to prevent further problems.

"I was cleaning out, and am cleaning out, all the vestiges of the old administration," Lewis said.

She began her remarks by referring to a series of videos that showed ACORN employees in several cities offering advice to a fake pimp and prostitute, joking that many now knew her organization as the "international brothel network."

[The Comedian]

"I was cleaning out, and am cleaning out, all the vestiges of the old administration," Lewis said.

Kinder, gentler thuggery.

Frowning takes 68 muscles.
Smiling takes 6.
Pulling this trigger takes 2.
I'm lazy.

[Just mythoughts]

Is there any ‘left’ among US any that will judge ‘right’ from ‘wrong’? Vote fraud alone should have closed down this operation. I am NOT expecting to be hearing of any prosecution that will ever get to the heart of the leftist lawless operation. Well for the foreseeable future, it simply is not in the self interest of the leftist mind to investigate.

[Condor51]

Yeah! It wasn't $5 Million. It was only $4.75 million

And the ex Board Members were 'disgruntled' because they found they were being robbed blind and it was being covered up. (that would kind of make me disgruntled too)

[Jet Jaguar]

ACORN Ping!

FReep mail me if you want on/off the list.

[virgin]

After watching video of Ms. Lewis on Fox tonite, I really questioned whether I was watching Ms. or Mr. Lewis.

[Ebenezer]

Pelican State ping

[Ebenezer]

Is it a habit of the National Press Club to showcase the heads of organizations that are under criminal investigation?

[Bitsy]

Sure, and that 90,000 in my freezer is not mine! I we procecuted all the fraud in New Orleans in particular, we wouldn’t have a slot on the court docket until the year 3000!