Posted on 06/15/2009 5:52:10 PM PDT by Kaslin
Oversight: The inspector general for the AmeriCorps program is fired after accusing an administration supporter of misappropriating funds. The only thing transparent in this administration is its cronyism and hypocrisy.
Enter — or should we say, exit — Gerald Walpin, who until Thursday was inspector general for the AmeriCorps program, that army of paid volunteers soon to be transformed into an endlessly funded national service program.
Seems that Mr. Walpin did a very bad thing — his job. He followed the money and discovered that the St. Hope Academy in Sacramento, Calif., had misappropriated hundreds of thousands of dollars in federal AmeriCorps funds.
The nonprofit education group, led by Sacramento mayor and former professional basketball star Kevin Johnson, had apparently spent the money on local politics. Specifically, according to the AP, funds were used "to pay volunteers to engage in school-board political activities, run personal errands for Johnson and even wash his car." All this, presumably, was to stimulate the local Sacramento economy.
As a result of Walpin's efforts, Sacramento U.S. attorney Larry Brown reached an agreement with Mayor Johnson and the group to repay half of the $850,000 in grant money it had received, including $72,836.50 that came out of Johnson's own wallet.
(Excerpt) Read more at ibdeditorials.com ...
This issue needs more ‘light of day’. I like how IBD articulates it.
I am sure this issue will be the top question at the next Obama presser. No, really.
When is this Americorp scam going to end?
Remember this: Acorn Foundation-voter fraud-Obama camp gave $800,000 and claimed it was for lighting, then claimed clerical error and lies about his association with ACORN
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