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The upside to Gerald Walpin’s firing as inspector general for the federal agency that oversees AmeriCorps is that he could appear in one of those “Organizing for America” ads that highlight Americans who have lost their jobs along with their health care.
It’s just a thought.
Walpin became the center of some media attention last week for suspending Barack Obama supporter Kevin Johnson, a former NBA star and now mayor of Sacramento, for irregularities in his use of federal money when he ran a charity.
Walpin was asked by the board of the...
Inspector General Walpin scandal reflects money's role in politics
Date: Jun 22, 2009 - 4:44 AM EST And now ... the rest of the story
Hey Zito ... ya didn't leave anything out did you?
Obama Removes AmeriCorps IG Who Clashed With Ally: Politicized Firing, Or Just Dessert?
By Zachary Roth - June 12, 2009, 3:40PM
- On November 4, Johnson won the mayor's race 57-42 over Fargo.
- Two days later, US attorney McGregor Scott, a Bush appointee, announced that the investigation into the misuse of funds did not warrant criminal charges. Scott said he had asked Walpin's office to go back and conduct a line-by-line audit to help determine whether civil charges should be filed, implying that Walpin's probe had been insufficiently...