ACORN: The Hits Just Keep Coming

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Breaking: Louisiana Attorney General: Rathke Embezzled $5 Million From ACORN
by Publius
From NOLA.COM:
An internal review by the board of directors of the community organization ACORN determined that the amount allegedly embezzled from the community organization was $5 million, well more than the previously reported amount of nearly $1 million, according to a new subpoena in an investigation by Louisiana Attorney General Buddy Caldwell.
The subpoena, released this afternoon, says, “It is still unclear if some of the monies embezzled are from state, federal or private funds.”
Caldwell issued subpoenas in August seeking documents related to Acorn International then-President Wade Rathke and his brother Dale Rathke, who kept the group’s books. Those subpoenas were focused on possible Acorn violations of state employee tax law, obstructing justice and violating the Employee Retirement Security Act.
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Much more here:

http://www.nola.com/politics/index.ssf/2009/10/acorn_embezzlement_was_5_milli.html

...The attorney general had made inquiries in June into alleged embezzlement within ACORN that happened 10 years ago. The group last year dealt with an internal dispute and a lawsuit involving accusations that Dale Rathke made nearly $1 million in improper credit card charges in 1999 and 2000. The brother and a donor repaid the money.

But Caldwell said last month that the statute of limitations presented obstacles to prosecutors taking action on the alleged embezzlement, and that his investigation was not focused on that issue.

The subpoena issued today changes the tone of the investigation and puts a new emphasis on the embezzlement issue. It appears to be in reaction to documents gathered from the ACORN board as a result of the subpoenas issued in August.

"Current high ranking members of ACORN have publicly acknowledged that embezzlement did in fact occur, but the exact amount of the embezzlement was unknown until it was recently acknowledged in a board of directors meeting on Oct. 17, 2008, by Bertha Lewis and Liz Wolf that an internal review had determined that the amount embezzled was $5 million," the new subpoena says.

The subpoena requests documents from Citizens Consulting Inc., which assisted ACORN, and from various accounting and legal consultants in New Orleans.

Wade Rathke could not be reached immediately....
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Southern Man said:
This is Obama's Waterloo. Next the IOC will five him the finger. Oh wait, they already have...
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His Waterloo? How? The embezzlement happened 10 years ago. He wasn't in national politics then, and has never had any association with ACORN. Jesus, you guys are really reaching.
 
TuTu Monroe said:
Don't you just love the way they try to defend him with lies?
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It is truly incredible how these liberals worship their messiah and will lay down any semblance of honor that they have left. But it is systemic, as evidenced by the national media fawning over him during the election. I'm sure that there are teams of true believers working diligently to whitewash the facts.
 
TuTu Monroe said:
Don't you just love the way they try to defend him with lies?
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The secret is out. We got the email today and we admit everything. Prepare for revolution.

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zoombwaz said:
His Waterloo? How? The embezzlement happened 10 years ago. He wasn't in national politics then, and has never had any association with ACORN. Jesus, you guys are really reaching.
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I suppose if they can associate Obama with Bill Ayers' actions some 40 years ago then 10 years isn't that much of a stretch.

There has to be something they can pin on him.
 
zoombwaz said:
His Waterloo? How? The embezzlement happened 10 years ago. He wasn't in national politics then, and has never had any association with ACORN. Jesus, you guys are really reaching.
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They are all a bunch of little nuts, they love their ACORN!
 
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