Preliminary Observations On Funding Oversight And Investigations And Prosecutions Of Acorn Or Potentially Related Organizations

Download or read book Preliminary Observations on Funding, Oversight, and Investigations and Prosecutions of ACORN Or Potentially Related Organizations written by Eileen R. Larence and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2010-10 with total page 38 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Assoc. of Community Org. for Reform Now (ACORN) advocates for low-income families. Voter registration fraud allegations and videotapes depicting what appeared to be inappropriate behavior by employees of ACORN spurred calls to identify fed. funding provided to ACORN and for legislation to restrict or eliminate funding. This report examines the following issues for FY 2005 through 2009: (1) How much funding did fed. agencies award to ACORN, and what was the source and purpose of the funding? (2) To what extent did fed. agencies apply oversight mechanisms when monitoring awards to ACORN to ensure funding was spent appropriately? (3) To what extent were fed. invest. or prosecutions conducted of ACORN? Illus.