San Diego ACORN officials fire employee caught on video giving advice on human smuggling

October 1st, 2009 Calif. attorney general launches ACORN probeSACRAMENTO, Calif. — California Attorney General Jerry Brown on Thursday said he is investigating the community organizing group ACORN in response to a request from Gov.

October 1st, 2009 California attorney general launches ACORN probeSACRAMENTO, Calif. — California Attorney General Jerry Brown says he is investigating the community organizing group ACORN in response to a request from Gov.

September 30th, 2009 Vegas Judge: ACORN, former worker must stand trialLAS VEGAS — The political advocacy group ACORN and a former regional supervisor must stand trial in Nevada state court on felony charges they paid canvassers to collect voter registration applications last year. Las Vegas Justice of the Peace William Jansen bound the two over for trial Wednesday even as he acknowledged there are legal issues to answer first.

September 24th, 2009 Oversight of tax-exempt groups like ACORN examinedWASHINGTON — The Treasury Department's inspector general is looking into the government's oversight of tax-exempt organizations like ACORN when they engage in political activities. The office of Rep.

September 23rd, 2009 IRS, ACORN sever ties over scandalWASHINGTON — The IRS announced Wednesday it was severing ties with ACORN, joining a growing list of government agencies to end relationships with the community activist group. The Internal Revenue Service said it would no longer include ACORN in its volunteer tax assistance program.

September 22nd, 2009 ACORN names former Mass AG its investigatorWASHINGTON — The community activist group ACORN said Tuesday it has selected a former Massachusetts attorney general to investigate its housing program and other public service projects after employees were caught on video giving advice to a couple posing as a prostitute and pimp and Congress moved to cut off its federal funding. Democrat Scott Harshbarger, a lawyer whose specialties include corporate governance, will handle the internal investigation.

September 22nd, 2009 ACORN names former Mass AG investigatorWASHINGTON — The community activist group ACORN has selected a former Massachusetts attorney general to investigate its housing program after employees were caught on video giving advice to a couple posing as a prostitute and pimp. ACORN announced Tuesday that Democrat Scott Harshbarger will conduct its internal investigation.

September 22nd, 2009 1 injured in shootout at San Diego border crossingSAN DIEGO — One person was injured in a gun battle Tuesday involving an attempt to smuggle illegal immigrants from Mexico at the busiest border crossing in the U.S., authorities said. Details remained sketchy, but dozens of suspected illegal immigrants were detained when drivers tried to storm past inspectors at the San Ysidro port of entry and make their way into the U.S.

September 22nd, 2009 4 injured in shootout at San Diego border crossingSAN DIEGO — Four people were injured in a gun battle Tuesday involving an attempt to smuggle illegal immigrants from Mexico at the busiest border crossing in the U.S., authorities said. More than 70 people traveling in three vans involved in the incident were in federal custody, said U.S.

September 21st, 2009 Police: ACORN worker in video reported coupleNATIONAL CITY, Calif. — Police say a worker with the activist group ACORN who was caught on video giving advice about human smuggling to a couple posing as a pimp and a prostitute had reported the incident to authorities.

September 16th, 2009 Embattled ACORN orders independent investigationWASHINGTON — The community organizing group ACORN said Wednesday it is ordering an independent investigation after its employees were caught on camera appearing to advise a couple posing as a prostitute and pimp to lie about the woman's profession to get housing help. The group, which came under fire from conservatives for alleged voter fraud in 2008, said it is refusing new admissions into its service programs.

September 15th, 2009 GOP senator wants investigation of ACORNWASHINGTON — A Republican lawmaker on Tuesday urged the Justice Department to investigate ACORN, a community organization under fire for several voter-registration fraud cases. Sen. Mike Johanns, R-Neb., wrote Attorney General Eric Holder requesting the investigation.

September 14th, 2009 ACORN staff taped with woman posing as prostituteNEW YORK — Two employees of the advocacy group ACORN are shown on a hidden-camera video released Monday, apparently advising a couple posing as a prostitute and her pimp to lie about her profession and launder her earnings. The video was the latest in a series that has already led to the firing of four ACORN employees in Baltimore and Washington, D.C.

September 11th, 2009 Census Bureau severs ties with ACORN in 2010 countWASHINGTON — The Census Bureau on Friday severed its ties with ACORN, a community organization that has been hit with Republican accusations of voter-registration fraud. "We do not come to this decision lightly," Census director Robert Groves wrote in a letter to ACORN, which was obtained by The Associated Press.

September 10th, 2009 ACORN fires 2 after hidden-camera footage airedBALTIMORE — The group ACORN has fired two employees who were seen on hidden-camera video giving tax advice to a man posing as a pimp and a woman who pretended to be a prostitute. Fox News Channel broadcast excerpts from the video Thursday.