This story looks like it's in the beginning stages, but Rep. Darrell Issa is paying heed to allegations that an ACORN-related group "engaged in fraud" by involvement in the Occupy protests, reports Fox News.
In a letter dated Monday, Issa, R-Calif., called for U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch of the Eastern District of New York to launch a probe into allegations first reported by FoxNews.com that NYCC may have "solicited donations from union members under false pretenses and misappropriated those funds to support the protesters."
In an Oct. 26. report, FoxNews.com quoted sources within NYCC who said that the group -- run and staffed by nearly all former ACORN employees -- was asking for donations for specific charitable purposes, including for the teachers union and PCB toxin testing in New York City schools.
However, those donations were being rerouted to pay for Occupy Wall Street protests, the sources said.
Issa requests Lynch to "investigate these allegations to determine if they have merit and prosecute any wrongdoing accordingly."
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