Posted on 09/15/2009 9:40:55 AM PDT by BAW
Last week, we saw some pretty disturbing activities revealed in the undercover footage from ACORN Housing’s Baltimore office. By any measure of conduct, the actions of ACORN’s employees should never have happened. It turns out the actions shouldn’t have happened for another, very simple, reason: ACORN can’t legally operate in the state of Maryland.
According to the following documents, ACORN, Inc.–the parent organization of all things ACORN–forfeited its corporate charter in Maryland in 2006. ACORN Housing forfeited its corporate charter in 2008. Any ACORN office in the state of Maryland is potentially operating illegally.
The Maryland Attorney General has made noise about prosecuting the intrepid journalists who undercovered the misdeeds of ACORN employees. Perhaps he should focus instead on how ACORN was able to operate without a license in his state.
301 West Preston Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21201Telephone Balto. Metro (410) 767-1340 / Outside Balto. Metro (888) 246-5941MRS (Maryland Relay Service) (800) 735-2258 TT/VoiceFax (410) 333-7097
STATE OF MARYLAND
Department of Assessments and Taxation
Paul B. AndersonCharter Division
I, PAUL B. ANDERSON OF THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF ASSESSMENTS AND TAXATION OF THESTATE OF MARYLAND, DO HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THE DEPARTMENT, BY LAWS OF THESTATE, IS THE CUSTODIAN OF THE RECORDS OF THIS STATE RELATING TO THEFORFEITURE OR SUSPENSION OF CORPORATIONS, OR THE RIGHTS OF CORPORATIONS TOTRANSACT BUSINESS IN THIS STATE, AND THAT I AM THE PROPER OFFICER TO EXECUTETHIS CERTIFICATE.I FURTHER CERTIFY THAT ASSOCIATION OF COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS FOR REFORM NOW,INC. , A ARKANSAS CORPORATION, IS NOT IN GOOD STANDING WITH THIS DEPARTMENTFOR THE FOLLOWING REASONS:THE AUTHORITY OF THIS CORPORATION TO DO BUSINESS IN MARYLAND WAS FORFEITED BYTHIS DEPARTMENT ON NOVEMBER 16, 2006.IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I HAVE HEREUNTO SUBSCRIBED MY SIGNATURE AND AFFIXED THESEAL OF THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF ASSESSMENTS AND TAXATION OF MARYLAND ATBALTIMORE ON THIS SEPTEMBER 15, 2009.
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Preston Street,
Baltimore,Maryland 21201
Department of Assessments and Taxation
I, PAUL B. ANDERSON OF THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF ASSESSMENTS AND TAXATION OF THESTATE OF MARYLAND, DO HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THE DEPARTMENT, BY LAWS OF THESTATE, IS THE CUSTODIAN OF THE RECORDS OF THIS STATE RELATING TO THEFORFEITURE OR SUSPENSION OF CORPORATIONS, OR THE RIGHTS OF CORPORATIONS TOTRANSACT BUSINESS IN THIS STATE, AND THAT I AM THE PROPER OFFICER TO EXECUTETHIS CERTIFICATE.I FURTHER CERTIFY THAT ACORN HOUSING CORPORATION, INC. , A LOUISIANACORPORATION, IS NOT IN GOOD STANDING WITH THIS DEPARTMENT FOR THE FOLLOWINGREASONS:THE AUTHORITY OF THIS CORPORATION TO DO BUSINESS IN MARYLAND WAS FORFEITED BYTHIS DEPARTMENT ON NOVEMBER 14, 2008.IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I HAVE HEREUNTO SUBSCRIBED MY SIGNATURE AND AFFIXED THESEAL OF THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF ASSESSMENTS AND TAXATION OF MARYLAND ATBALTIMORE ON THIS SEPTEMBER 15, 2009.
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roflol!
Voter Fraud
Tax Evasion
Child Prostitution
IRS Fraud
Murder
And Obama was their lawyer and trainer.”
Dang - I forgot embezzlement
http://www.reuters.com/article/pressRelease/idUS221224+09-Jul-2008+PRN20080709
Maryland Attorney General
Douglas F. Gansler
200 Saint Paul St # 1700
Baltimore, MD 21202-2029
(410) 576-6360
LOL...that's just the beginning. Once the property has been improved by the driveway widening, they'll increase the assessed value of the property and raise the property taxes accordingly.
“CHAPTER 96—RACKETEER INFLUENCED AND CORRUPT ORGANIZATIONS”
http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/html/uscode18/usc_sup_01_18_10_I_20_96.html
Sigh, much nicer for the eyes.. ;-)
yes, of course, and it’s important to follow the rules. No complaints from me ; )
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xS1NwmYLXIo&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kllQV7tMzzw&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ad616lCR220&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QqSc5_4BnNE&feature=related
*sigh* He’s like a coffee break...only WAY more dashing.
Worth a review. Info from an insider, the former “CEO” so to speak of ACORN.
Tuesday, May 19, 2009
“Twists and Turns of ACORN’s Finances”
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,520671,00.html
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And this from 5/21:
“Glenn Beck on ACORN and Drummond Pike’s Tides”
“The “Glenn Beck Program” had a segment today on Fox News about the connection between ACORN and the Tides Foundation. (I can’t find a video clip of the segment online yet.)
He said that Drummond Pike, head of the Tides Foundation, wrote a personal check for about $700,000 to ACORN to cover the bulk of the $948,000 that Dale Rathke, brother of ACORN founder Wade Rathke, embezzled from the ACORN network.
The Tides Foundation is a pass-through entity. Wealthy liberals give the charity money, take the tax deduction, and then tell Tides which causes to give their money to. The money is then given in the name of Tides and the real donor’s name is withheld. Pike has said that keeping the identity of Tides donors secret is very important...”
http://spectator.org/blog/2009/05/21/glenn-beck-on-acorn-and-drummo
5/22/09
“Glenn Beck Video About ACORN, Tides Foundation, Embezzlement”
http://spectator.org/blog/2009/05/22/glenn-beck-video-about-acorn-t
(snip)The Tides Foundation is a pass-through entity. Wealthy liberals give the charity money, take the tax deduction, and then tell Tides which causes to give their money to. The money is then given in the name of Tides and the real donor’s name is withheld. Pike has said that keeping the identity of Tides donors secret is very important and that’s why he covered Dale Rathke’s debt. Pike is also treasurer of George Soros’s Democracy Alliance, which funds ACORN and plenty of other left-wing causes...”
Is that an opening to go after individual officers in ACORN now?
This just in: The State of Maryland has issued as arrest warrant for Mike Roman. The suspect is accused of reporting without a license and may be part of a larger gang of illegal reporters operating in the State.
Thank you for the ping...
Bookmarked to read tonight.
Thanks again for that good pic of Breitbart. It seems that the guys always have some great looking conservative woman to post...thanks for remembering the gals!
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