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Justice Department Inspector General Launches Internal ACORN Probe
FoxNews Alert ^
| Sept. 22, 2009
Posted on 09/22/2009 7:10:33 AM PDT by TomGuy
The Justice Department's inspector general has agreed to investigate whether ACORN has applied for or received any DOJ grant money, in the wake of bipartisan criticism of the community activist group's operation.
And seven other inspectors general are being asked by two congressional members to take a look at their funding mechanisms.
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TOPICS: Breaking News; Crime/Corruption; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: acorn; agenda; corruption; coverup; cultureofcorruption; democratcorruption; democrats; democratscandals; doj; donutwatch; federalprosecutor; hannahgiles; injusticedepartment; justice; obama; obamascandals; rico; showtrial; smokeandmirrors
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posted on
09/22/2009 7:10:33 AM PDT
by
TomGuy
To: TomGuy
I feel much better knowing Holder's people are looking into this.
< /sarc>
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posted on
09/22/2009 7:11:49 AM PDT
by
Joe 6-pack
(Que me amat, amet et canem meum)
To: TomGuy
Why do I get the feeling they won’t find anything?
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posted on
09/22/2009 7:13:07 AM PDT
by
edpc
(Spay and neuter your liberals)
To: TomGuy
Big deal, nothing there....move along. This is to shut up the people and will be dropped like the black panther voter intimidation incident.
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posted on
09/22/2009 7:14:02 AM PDT
by
ladyvet
(WOLVERINES!!!!!)
To: Joe 6-pack
I feel much better knowing Holder's people are looking into this.
I think these are IG's, which are independent of the DOJ right?
Not that this makes me any more confident, since O can now disregard the law and fire any of them without cause (IG Walpin). The message was sent to IG's months ago about what will happen if they are "too independent".
To: TomGuy
The Justice Department will be on the golf course, looking for the real killers.
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posted on
09/22/2009 7:15:27 AM PDT
by
dead
(I've got my eye out for Mullah Omar.)
To: TomGuy
Obama’s man investigating Obama’s own ACORN.
This is just plain nuts.
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posted on
09/22/2009 7:16:13 AM PDT
by
BuffaloJack
(Obama, you stop lying; we'll stop callin' you a LIAR.)
To: TomGuy
"The Justice Department's inspector general has agreed to investigate whether ACORN has applied for or received any DOJ grant money" What the hell would the DOJ be giving ACORN or any other organization like them money for in the first place??
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posted on
09/22/2009 7:18:57 AM PDT
by
Abathar
(Proudly posting without reading the article carefully since 2004)
To: Joe 6-pack
I feel much better knowing Holder's people are looking into this.LoL!
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posted on
09/22/2009 7:19:16 AM PDT
by
relee
('Till the blue skies drive the dark clouds far away)
To: BuffaloJack
Obamas man investigating Obamas own ACORN.
I think he's actually investigating the DOJ. Not that this will probably amount to much. I think it's kind of like "Internal Affairs" within a police department which investigates officers' misconduct.
To: TomGuy
We can always pray that there's ONE honest person who will really investigate.
That's what I'm going to do.
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posted on
09/22/2009 7:21:57 AM PDT
by
ohioWfan
(Proud Mom of a Bronze Star recipient!)
To: mmichaels1970
"I think these are IG's, which are independent of the DOJ right?" IGs in the executive branch work directly for, and report directly to, the Agency or Department Head. The Army IG works directly for the Secretary of the Army. The DOD IG works directly for the SecDef. The Justice Department IG reports directly to the Attorney General.
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posted on
09/22/2009 7:22:41 AM PDT
by
Joe 6-pack
(Que me amat, amet et canem meum)
To: Joe 6-pack
They are ONLY looking into whether DOJ gave ACORN any grant money. They already know they haven’t so this is just a shameful attempt to manipulate the compliany MSM into reporting ‘Dept of Justice investigation of ACORN finds no wrong doing’ This would be factually correct, because the scope of the investigation is so limited, but the impression John Q Public will get is that ACORN was TOTALLY cleared by DOJ
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posted on
09/22/2009 7:25:40 AM PDT
by
milwguy
To: mmichaels1970
“I think these are IG’s, which are independent of the DOJ right?”
So was Gerald Walpin.
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posted on
09/22/2009 7:26:52 AM PDT
by
Buck W.
(The President of the United States IS named Schickelgruber...)
To: Joe 6-pack
If they are career...MAYBE it will be legit.
But not holding my breath.
15
posted on
09/22/2009 7:28:30 AM PDT
by
Marty62
(former Marty60)
To: TomGuy
What do we know about the Inspector General??? Most likely a DEMOCRAT so I don’t expect anything to happen to ACORN.
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posted on
09/22/2009 7:29:15 AM PDT
by
Ann Archy
(Abortion....the Human Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
To: milwguy
Bingo. This is all smoke and mirrors.
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posted on
09/22/2009 7:30:09 AM PDT
by
Joe 6-pack
(Que me amat, amet et canem meum)
To: edpc
Sure they will. They’ll find that Acorn was cheated out of $30 billion which must be borrowed from the Chinese & given to them immediately.
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posted on
09/22/2009 7:31:17 AM PDT
by
chuck_the_tv_out
( <<< click my name: now featuring Freeper classifieds)
To: Joe 6-pack
IGs in the executive branch work directly for, and report directly to, the Agency or Department Head.
Got it. Thanks for the answer. So he reports to Holder and Congress, and is really unable to investigate Holder or the top lawyers at the DOJ.
I found something about this (considered a "loophole") at this
blog from 2007.
Unlike all other OIGs throughout the federal government who can investigate misconduct within their entire agencies, the DOJ OIG does not have complete jurisdiction throughout the DOJ. Rather, the DOJ OIG can investigate misconduct throughout DOJ with one notable exception: the OIG does not have the authority to investigate allegations against DOJ attorneys acting in their capacity as lawyers litigating, investigating, and providing legal advice including such allegations against the Attorney General, Deputy Attorney General, and other senior Department lawyers. Instead, the DOJ Office of Professional Responsibility (OPR) has been assigned jurisdiction to investigate such allegations.
To: TomGuy
“Internal” because ACORN runs Justice.
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posted on
09/22/2009 7:32:53 AM PDT
by
Uncle Miltie
(< / 0bummerCare>)
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