Posted on 03/02/2010 8:50:47 AM PST by Shellybenoit
Just before Thanksgiving of this year, a report was issued by Congressman Issa and Senator Grassley contending that the Obama White House was politically motivated when it fired AmeriCorps inspector general Gerald Walpin after his 2008 investigation of Kevin Johnson, friend of the Obamas, and now Sacramento's mayor. The report criticizes the White House ethics counsel for not examining what Walpin had been investigating at the time of his dismissal, including the allegations of sexual misconduct by Johnson and hush-money used to cover up the misconduct. The report asserted that Michelle Rhee, now Johnson's fiancee, made the payoffs.
The firing was preceded Walpin's aggressive investigation of the misuse of AmeriCorps dollars by Kevin Johnson, who was accused of misusing federal grants for St. HOPE, the nonprofit educational organization he founded. Walpin found that Johnson and St. HOPE had failed to use the federal money for the purposes specified in their grant, and had also used federally-funded AmeriCorps staff for, among other things, "driving [Johnson] to personal appointments, washing his car, and running personal errands." Walpin's investigation led to Johnson being banned from receiving any more federal dollars.
That was until acting United States Attorney Lawrence Brown got involved. Brown came to made a deal with Johnson, without involving Walpin. The deal enabled Johnson to once again received federal money. With Johnson funded, Brown went after Walpin , filing an ethics complaint against him. Lawrence Brown's attacks on Walpin saved Johnson from more trouble.
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Does anyone expect anything but Chicago Obama/Pelosi ethics from this administration? From the get-go to anyone with a lick of common sense, it was evident Walpin was victimized by Obama & Co.
What happened to Kevin Johnson? When he played, I thought he was one of the good guys. Supposedly a strong Christian, etc. When it was ‘he said/she said’, I gave him the benefit of the doubt. But now it is ‘he said/they said’...
Grassley collects another toilet seat headline.
Another clear example of Leftists duplicity and confirmation that when they accuse others of wrong doing it amounts to a confession on their part of doing that of which they accuse others.
That US Attorney who railroaded Scooter Libby had the same build up before taking the office. I can't remember his name but I think he was from Chicago, too.
Schwarzenegger appointed Lawrence G. Brown, the US Attorney involved to a $180k per year California Superior Court Judgeship in January:
http://gov.ca.gov/press-release/14311
Walpin update: New charges of political motive in IG firing; prosecutor who aided Obama ally sought job from Obama
By: Byron York
Chief Political Correspondent
03/02/10
Read more at the Washington Examiner: http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/blogs/beltway-confidential/Walpin-update-New-charges-of-political-motive-in-IG-firing-prosecutor-who-aided-Obama-ally-sought-job-from-Obama-85949732.html#ixzz0hEJJSYvx
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