Bank of America Pulls Back From ACORN Work
source: http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/09/28/bank-america-pulls-acorn-work/
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Already facing the loss of federal government funding, the community-organizing group ACORN also has run afoul of one of its big corporate partners, Bank of America Corp.
In response to questions from The Wall Street Journal, a spokesman for the banking company said it has "suspended current commitments" to ACORN Housing, an affiliated group, and "will not enter into any further agreements with ACORN or any of its affiliates," pending assessments by the bank of the organization's operations.
ACORN, officially the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now, has been under fire since the recent release of secretly recorded videos that showed Acorn employees offering advice on evading taxes, setting up brothels and smuggling illegal immigrants.
ACORN has called the actions unacceptable and has fired the workers involved. Last week, ACORN said it has selected Scott Harshbarger, a former Massachusetts attorney general, to investigate any wrongdoing at the organization.
In response to questions from The Wall Street Journal, a spokesman for the banking company said it has "suspended current commitments" to ACORN Housing, an affiliated group, and "will not enter into any further agreements with ACORN or any of its affiliates," pending assessments by the bank of the organization's operations.
ACORN, officially the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now, has been under fire since the recent release of secretly recorded videos that showed Acorn employees offering advice on evading taxes, setting up brothels and smuggling illegal immigrants.
ACORN has called the actions unacceptable and has fired the workers involved. Last week, ACORN said it has selected Scott Harshbarger, a former Massachusetts attorney general, to investigate any wrongdoing at the organization.
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Ihatethemall
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Looks like Glenn Beck isn't the only one losing sponsers. Now lucky for Glenn Beck there are many to step up and take the place of the sponsers that leave. Will there be anyone who picks up the slack for Acorn when theor donations start to dry up? Somehow I doubt it
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