Acorn hiring auditor, halting client intake: "
Acorn -- plagued by scandal and under attack on the Hill -- has announced a series of steps to stem criticism, including the hiring of an auditor and an investigator to probe allegations that employees offered advice to conservative reporters posing as pimps.
Acorn's executive director Bertha Lewis, in a statement:“As a result of the indefensible action of a handful of our employees, I am, in consultation with ACORN’s Executive Committee , immediately ordering a halt to any new intakes into ACORN’s service programs until completion of an independent review. I have also communicated with ACORN’s independent Advisory Council, and they will assist ACORN in naming an independent auditor and investigator to conduct a thorough review of all of the organizations relevant systems and processes. That reviewer, to be named within 48 hours, will make recommendations directly to me and to the full ACORN Board. We enter this process with a commitment that all recommendations will be implemented.”
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