New Probe of Acorn Eyes Justice Grants to Activist Group
The Washington Times › September 22, 2009
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The Justice Department's independent inspector general, facing calls for more federal scrutiny of ACORN, opened an investigation of the department's grants to the embattled liberal community activist group.
The review will include whether ACORN applied for Justice Department grants, received funds and whether the agency performed an audit to account for how ACORN money was used, Inspector General Glenn A. Fine said in a letter to Rep. Lamar Smith of Texas, ranking Republican on the House Judiciary Committee.See the full content of this document
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New Probe of Acorn Eyes Justice Grants to Activist Group
Mr. Smith, who requested the probe last week, said the inspector general's report will "help Congress ensure that money allocated to support law enforcement efforts is not instead used to support criminal conduct." ...
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