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Congressional Report: ACORN Involved in Organized Crime
American Spectator ^ | July 22, 2009 | Matthew Vadum

Posted on 07/23/2009 3:27:01 PM PDT by RobinMasters

A new congressional report accuses the radical activist group ACORN of organized criminal activities. I will have a full article here on the American Spectator website in the morning about it.

The report, called "Is ACORN Intentionally Structured As a Criminal Enterprise?" comes from minority staff on the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee. The ranking member on the committee, Rep. Darrell Issa (R-California), is appearing on the "Glenn Beck Program" on Fox News today to discuss the report.

The report, available here, contains information about the ACORN network's interlocking directorates, various unethical and possibly unlawful activities, and the shocking fact that despite its mounting legal problems, ACORN remains eligible for $8.5 billion in federal funds this year.

Here's an excerpt from the congressional report:

The Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN) has repeatedly and deliberately engaged in systemic fraud. Both structurally and operationally, ACORN hides behind a paper wall of nonprofit corporate protections to conceal a criminal conspiracy on the part of its directors, to launder federal money in order to pursue a partisan political agenda and to manipulate the American electorate.

(Excerpt) Read more at spectator.org ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: acorn; corruptdems; crime; criminalactivity; democrat; democrats; impeachobama; obama; organizedcrime; porky; tas

1 posted on 07/23/2009 3:27:01 PM PDT by RobinMasters
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To: RobinMasters

ACORN IS organized crime.


2 posted on 07/23/2009 3:28:12 PM PDT by upsdriver
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To: RobinMasters

So is the Democratic Party


3 posted on 07/23/2009 3:28:33 PM PDT by McBuff
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To: McBuff

Ergo....Acorn IS the Democrat Party


4 posted on 07/23/2009 3:29:30 PM PDT by goodnesswins (Abort the Obama Presidency, now!!!)
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To: RobinMasters

Racism!


5 posted on 07/23/2009 3:33:01 PM PDT by Dallas59 ("You know the one with the big ears? He might be yours, but he ain't my president.")
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To: upsdriver
100% Obamacorn.
6 posted on 07/23/2009 3:33:09 PM PDT by myknowledge (F-22 Raptor: World's Largest Distributor of Sukhoi parts!)
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To: RobinMasters

“Is ACORN Intentionally Structured As a Criminal Enterprise?”

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Does a bear &^%$ in the woods??? Especially bears from Chicago....


7 posted on 07/23/2009 3:33:24 PM PDT by EagleUSA
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To: RobinMasters

Just saw it on Beck. Waiting to see more.


8 posted on 07/23/2009 3:33:45 PM PDT by hoosiermama (ONLY DEAD FISH GO WITH THE FLOW.......I am swimming with Sarahcudah! Sarah has read the tealeaves.)
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To: RobinMasters

ACORN is involved in organized crime! I am shocked, I tell you I am shockrd. not


9 posted on 07/23/2009 3:33:56 PM PDT by mom-7
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To: myknowledge
A CORN:

10 posted on 07/23/2009 3:34:03 PM PDT by duckworth (Perhaps instant karma's going to get you. Perhaps not.)
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To: RobinMasters

Beck also mentioned that AmeriCorp is corrupt and next on the list for investigation


11 posted on 07/23/2009 3:35:06 PM PDT by NMEwithin
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To: upsdriver

“ACORN IS organized crime.”

Time to tie Obama to the money, and launch him.


12 posted on 07/23/2009 3:35:58 PM PDT by stephenjohnbanker (Pray for, and support our troops(heroes) !! And vote out the RINO's!!)
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To: RobinMasters

NOOOOO! That’s just impossiball! Why, they just want to make sure the black get to cast their vote(s)! And certainly, the Democrat party is as clean and pure as the wind-driven snow. I mean, you ARE NOT who you associate with, right? Right!?


13 posted on 07/23/2009 3:36:01 PM PDT by chris37
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To: goodnesswins

8.5 billion of stimulus money going to ACORN this year. Any nominee who runs on defunding these criminal bstards gets my vote.


14 posted on 07/23/2009 3:36:55 PM PDT by upsdriver
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To: RobinMasters

1st step...Immediately pursue a RICO action against all officers of Acorn and successor organizations.

2nd step...Cut off ALL federal funds to Acorn and successor organizations.

3rd step...Ivestigate all ties between Obama and Acorn.


15 posted on 07/23/2009 3:39:15 PM PDT by ab01
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To: RobinMasters

Our boy president shows the skills he learned from ACORN....plus, today Obama was ‘practicing medicine’ and he involved himself in the Gates mess/misunderstanding...it would seem there is nothing Obama can’t do...except lead.


16 posted on 07/23/2009 3:39:33 PM PDT by yoe
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To: stephenjohnbanker

I wonder how much of ACORN(read taxpayer’s) money went to build Obama’s fortune? Are there no records kept at all by ACORN as to how the money is spent?


17 posted on 07/23/2009 3:41:02 PM PDT by upsdriver
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To: RobinMasters

Sounds like a RICO case

Evading taxes.
Obstruction of justice.
Embezzlement.
Investment fraud.
Engaging in racketeering.


18 posted on 07/23/2009 3:41:49 PM PDT by Pajama Blogger (Pajama Power)
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To: ab01

...works for me.


19 posted on 07/23/2009 3:42:57 PM PDT by yoe
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To: RobinMasters

And they’re getting billions of our taxpayer money.


20 posted on 07/23/2009 3:45:03 PM PDT by Mogollon (Resistance to tyrants is obedience to God. -- Thomas Jefferson)
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To: Pajama Blogger

Before the November election, I recall reading that Fitzgerald was working on a big RICO case. Speculation was that it might be related to ACORN, but since then I’ve read nothing more.

Didn’t ACORN change its name?

AmeriCorp was targeted by Walpin. There already is evidence of abuse in that program, but those involved were Obama cronies and got off with a hand slap (Kevin Johnson, e.g.).


21 posted on 07/23/2009 3:53:43 PM PDT by randita
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To: RobinMasters
Casablanca
"I'm shocked! Shocked, I say...to learn there's been gambling in this establishment!"
22 posted on 07/23/2009 3:57:31 PM PDT by PowderMonkey (Will Work for Ammo)
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To: RobinMasters

mark


23 posted on 07/23/2009 3:59:46 PM PDT by nkycincinnatikid
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To: upsdriver; All

Congressman Darrell Issa has been working night and day uncovering the criminal enterprise ACORN. ACORN is set up like Al Capone’s various entities....they have a holding company, and 360 subsidiaries;some are non profit, some not. It is a corporate shell game. But Issa, a former founder and CEO of a major electronics company is well schoold in corporate finance, and has unraveled enough to indict ACORN on multiple felony counts.


24 posted on 07/23/2009 4:02:43 PM PDT by stephenjohnbanker (Pray for, and support our troops(heroes) !! And vote out the RINO's!!)
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To: McBuff
So is the Democratic Party

So is the Republican Party

25 posted on 07/23/2009 4:08:05 PM PDT by unixfox (The 13th Amendment Abolished Slavery, The 16th Amendment Reinstated It !)
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To: RobinMasters

WOOOO HOOOOO!

I love Matthew Vadum! I have been following this fellows work for a while now! Absolutely fantastic news!


26 posted on 07/23/2009 4:13:21 PM PDT by Danae (I AM JIM THOMPSON - Conservative does not equal Republican. Conservative does not compromise.)
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To: RobinMasters

That was so obvious and easy to determine, even a caveman could have done it.


27 posted on 07/23/2009 4:16:09 PM PDT by Gator113 (I live in "one of the largest Muslim countries in the world." Imam Obama told me so.)
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To: RobinMasters

Thanks for posting this. Matthew Vadum has done some excellent investigative reporting on Obama and the democrats. He is with Capital Research Center for those that don’t know. We give to their foundation and I encourage others to so so too. It is conservative money well spent. Reminds me...I need to make our donation to Free Republic too. Another place where conservative money is well spent!!

http://www.capitalresearch.org/


28 posted on 07/23/2009 4:19:07 PM PDT by penelopesire ("The only CHANGE you will get with the Democrats is the CHANGE left in your pocket")
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To: RobinMasters

So now when the census people show up at my door, all I will say is that I refuse to give out any information to members of an organization subject an Organized Crime investigation.

This really is fantastic news.

Now, would the folks that want to cut 20 years off of their prison sentence by giving up the dem politicians including Obama... please raise their hands.


29 posted on 07/23/2009 4:25:03 PM PDT by Gator113 (I live in "one of the largest Muslim countries in the world." Imam Obama told me so.)
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To: ab01
1st step...Immediately pursue a RICO action against all officers of Acorn and successor organizations.

That will require Eric Holder......

2nd step...Cut off ALL federal funds to Acorn and successor organizations.

That will require congressional balls....

3rd step...Ivestigate all ties between Obama and Acorn.

See step one......and two...

30 posted on 07/23/2009 5:03:12 PM PDT by cbkaty (I may not always post...but I am always here......)
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To: penelopesire

http://www.capitalresearch.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/7-23-09-ogr-acorn-report.pdf


31 posted on 07/23/2009 5:51:55 PM PDT by Neidermeyer
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To: Danae

Thanks for the kind words.


32 posted on 07/23/2009 10:49:00 PM PDT by vadum
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To: RobinMasters

ACORN and SEIU have pretty much combined.
SEIU/ACORN = the new SA (Sturmabteilung) or Storm Troopers.
The question is when is “Kristallacht” going to occur?


33 posted on 08/01/2009 12:37:06 PM PDT by spyeatte
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