Former ACORN official in Las Vegas gets probation

[struggle4progress]

Source: Associated Press

Posted: 11/23/2009 10:43:20 AM PST
Updated: 11/23/2009 10:43:20 AM PST

LAS VEGAS—A former Las Vegas supervisor for the political advocacy group ACORN will serve three years probation ...

A judge told Christopher Edwards on Monday that he was troubled that Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now canvassers were paid so-called "blackjack" bonuses of $5 per shift for collecting 21 or more voter registration cards in August and September 2008.

But Clark County District Court Judge Donald Mosley went ahead and approved a plea deal giving the 33-year-old Edwards probation in return for his testimony against ACORN and a former regional supervisor.

Edwards pleaded guilty in August to two misdemeanor charges of conspiracy to commit the crime of compensation for registration of voters.

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[Eric J in MN]

1. He shouldn't have been prosecuted.

If the NV Attorney General interprets giving a $5 bonus to productive workers to help people get registered as against the law, the answer is a cease-and-desist letter, not to prosecute people.

[struggle4progress]

3. They really wanted an ACORN conviction, so they went after a questionable (and de minimus)

violation of NV law, which prohibits reimbursement based on the number of registrations

I agree it's bogus

[Bozita]

2. But bankster bonuses are the "American Way"

Five million to a bankster is fine. Five bucks to poor guys is illegal.

[PatrynXX]

4. or cops meeting their speeding quotas :P

whether or not the person caught speeding was speeding or not... :P

[Taverner]

5. Not only shouldn't he have been prosecuted, this shouldn't even be an issue

ACORN is the boogeyman of the GOP

And for no reason - other than they do grass roots better than the GOP does grass roots