Judge: Pay ACORN
By JANON FISHER and GEOFF EARLE
A Brooklyn judge yesterday ordered the government to alert federal agencies that it's now OK to fund the embattled community group ACORN.
The organization came under fire last year after employees were caught on video advising activists pretending to be a pimp and a prostitute how to set up a brothel, shield income and avoid taxes.
Congress then ordered the funding ban.
ACORN sued and federal Judge Nina Gershon ruled that it had been unfairly singled out. Yesterday, she ordered officials to tell all agencies to accept and process ACORN grant applications.
"The American taxpayers should not be forced by court order to subsidize a criminal enterprise like ACORN," said Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif).
Thursday, March 11, 2010
Judge orders feds to release ACORN money
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