Breaking News: ACORN Headquarters Searched
Attorney General Executes Search Warrant at ACORN HQ
New Orleans, LA -
Nov. 6, 2009
Investigators for state Attorney General Buddy Caldwell
are in the process of executing a search warrant at
ACORN headquarters in New Orleans.
Caldwell's office has been investigating the national
activist group since June on allegations of payroll tax
fraud, covering up an embezzlement, mismanaging a
retirement fund, among other things.
His office has already served subpoenas on the
former head of ACORN, Wade Rathke, whose brother
is alleged to have improperly charged at least $1
million to ACORN-related credit cards. Whitney Bank
and ACORN's outside accounting firm of Duplantier,
Hrapmann Hogan & Maher have also been hit with
subpoenas.
Updates to follow.
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