Issa Wants Feds To Probe ACORN Role In Occupy Wall Street

[meegbear]

House Oversight Committee Chairman Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA) wants federal prosecutors in New York to probe media reports alleging that New York Communities for Change (NYCC) — "an organization with close tied (sic) to the now-defunct New York chapter of The Association of Community (ACORN) — engaged in fraud through its participation in the Occupy Wall Street protests."

In a letter to U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York Loretta Lynch, Issa writes that it is "alleged that NYCC solicited donations from union members under false pretenses and misappropriated those funds to support the protesters. I hope that your office will investigate these allegations to determine if they have any merit and prosecute any wrongdoing accordingly."

Issa refers to a Fox News story referencing the allegations and a follow up story about the organization allegedly shredding paperwork after the initial piece.

"NYCC's close relationship with ACRORN and its history of corruption is concerning in its own right, but even worse is NYCC’s fraudulent activity," Issa wrote. "NYCC misused the money of hardworking union members in order to fund the Occupy Wall Street movement."

Issa said last year that he was still interested in ACORN after it filed for bankruptcy but said jobs were his priority. No word on whether he'll probe George Soros’' connections to the Occupy Wall Street movement.

http://tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com/2011/11/issa_wants_feds_to_probe_acorn_role_in_occupy_wall_street.php?ref=fpblg

[vanlassie]

1. Asshat.

[laylah]

2. Oh, FFS! I want Feds to probe HIM

and his sleazy, illegal tactics. Asshat, indeed. :mad:

[Scuba]

3. Scuba wants to probe Issa with a Louisville Slugger (but he'll show restraint). n/t

[Ship of Fools]

4. That's ok. I'll bring the *restraints.*

[Leopolds Ghost]

5. Why did the Democrats throw ACORN -- a 60s-era Civil Rights organization -- under the bus?

And why did most bloggers (read: white folks) follow suit?

[coalition_unwilling]

10. Demagoguery leads to expedience leads to cowardice. See

Joseph ("I have in my hands a list of 57 names . . . ") McCarthy.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_McCarthy

[blm]

6. Issa wants Feds to to probe to Koch Brothers, ALEC, FreedomWorks support of TeaParty.

CRIMINALLY FASCIST - EVERY ONE OF THEM!

[Warpy]

7. Anything to tie bogeymen together and waste money while people go hungry

Why can't we get this felon out of government?

[Javaman]

8. so ACORN are the new commies and issa is the new mccarthy. nt

[AverageJoe90]

9. Issa's one hell of a crook & liar.

[EC]

11. He must like playing the fool.

Just another investigation he'll have to stop in it's tracks when he finds out he's wrong and doesn't want anyone to find out the truth is that he's wrong and wasting time and money.

Soros? Give me a break, he's not in everything like Koch.

[CanonRay]

12. That's going to be one really short probe

no pun intended.

[mulsh]

13. forget the feds I want Larry Flint to expose Issa big time

the feds will bury shit someone like Flint won't. I think this scummy crook needs to be hounded mercilessly.