ACORN may have suffered from an embezzlement case. In 2000, Acorn discovered that Dale Rathke had embezzled $948,507.50 from it and affiliated charitable organizations. The management committee that controlled the organization decided not to alert law enforcement officials, and negotiated an agreement with the Rathke family to repay the money. That agreement was carried on […]
Day: August 20, 2008
No Forks, No Chairs
The Times has another entry in a long list of articles discussing ethics rules and convention events. For instance, members of Congress cannot be singled out to be honored at events, but if they are members of a state delegation, the whole group can be honored. And the rules can vary for House and Senate […]
Why Lobbyists Give
The Nonprofit & Foundation Advocacy Blog as an interesting post on why lobbyists give. How sad that nefarious purposes are attributed into every campaign contribution given by a registered lobbyist. Lobbyists still live and work in society; they pay federal taxes and enjoy the services provided to all (such as interstate highways, federal parks, clean […]