Winter 2000
The Trillion-Dollar Bank Shakedown That Bodes Ill for Cities
by Howard Husock
http://iperceive.net/how-bill-clinton-acorn-barack-obama-fueled-the-mortgage-crisis/
In helping Mr. O'Keefe set up his supposed brothel, ACORN employees also invited him to attend an August conference the group was holding for prospective home-buyers. But it linked attendance to Mr. O'Keefe joining ACORN and paying $120 in annual dues: "We ask that you join ACORN." The problem is that such a request is illegal, since the ACORN housing conferences are underwritten by federal government grants. ACORN has a political arm, so insisting that attendees at its housing conferences join the group and pay dues is a no-no.
It was precisely that kind of activity that got ACORN in trouble during the Clinton administration. The Inspector General of AmeriCorps, the government's volunteer agency, accused the group of "using government resources to promote legislation." ACORN was stripped of its federal grant as a result.
http://online.wsj.com/article/john_fund_on_the_trail.html
Great link
I apologize. I misread your earlier post and thought you thought Acorn was truly non profit
MY error