Shelby Calls for ACORN Investigation
On Tuesday, Sen. Richard Shelby, R-Ala., ranking Republican on the Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs, wrote to committee Chairman Christopher Dodd, D-Conn., and U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Inspector General, Kenneth Donohue, calling for an immediate and thorough investigation into the activities of the Association for Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN).
Shelby’s call for an investigation follows recent news reports surrounding the arrest of individuals in Florida for falsifying voter applications while employed by ACORN leading up to the 2008 elections, as well as video of employees in multiple ACORN offices offering to falsify tax documents and to aid in obtaining a mortgage for individuals purported to be engaged in prostitution and employing underage illegal immigrants.
