New Indictments Hit Crumbling ACORN; Leaders Seeking New Name to Dupe Public, Funders
Byline: Matthew Vadum , SPECIAL TO THE WASHINGTON TIMES
New election-fraud charges against employees of the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN) in Wisconsin are a helpful reminder that the scandal-prone, far-left liberal group remains as determined as ever to cause trouble come election time.
In Milwaukee, Maria L. Miles and Kevin L. Clancy stand accused of felony election fraud for reportedly repeatedly registering the same individuals on voter-registration forms. Both face up to three years' imprisonment and a $10,000 fine. Milwaukee ACORN canvasser Latoya Lewis already was convicted of election fraud in October. All three cases arise out of the 2008 presidential election cycle.
But ACORN isn't worried. To the nationwide network of hundreds of tax-dollar-devouring nonprofit …
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Article title: New Indictments Hit Crumbling ACORN; Leaders Seeking New Name to Dupe Public, Funders.
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Newspaper title: The Washington Times (Washington, DC).
Publication date: March 12, 2010.
Page number: B01.
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