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Gerald Walpin, a former inspector general for the federal AmeriCorps program who was fired by President Barack Obama over his handling of an investigation into a California mayor and Obama supporter, has died. He was 84.
Walpin was killed Friday morning after being struck by a sport utility vehicle in New York...”
Walpin, a New York attorney, was fired in 2009 as the inspector general who investigates AmeriCorps and other national service programs following an investigation into Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson and his nonprofit group, which received hundreds of thousands of dollars in federal grants from the corporation that runs AmeriCorps.
Walpin’s probe found Johnson used AmeriCorps grants to pay volunteers to engage in school-board political activities and run personal errands for Johnson. Johnson, a former all-star point guard who played for the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Phoenix Suns, had supported Obama during his first campaign.
Walpin referred the matter to the local U.S. attorney’s office, which said Walpin’s conclusions seemed overstated and didn’t accurately reflect all the information gathered in the investigation. The U.S. attorney’s office later reached a settlement in the case.
Obama said he removed Walpin from his position after he lost confidence in him.
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Thanks for the ping/post, LucyT. OUTSTANDING posts/information BUMP!
Thanks for the background!
It was a terrible situation and he was very wronged. It was a double whammy when the admin tried to make him out to be ‘senile’.
What COLOR is Kevin Johnson, the Sacramento Mayor that Walpin was investigating????
Ban sport utility vehicles.
Thanks for the ping.