Ex-ACORN official gets probation... testifies against Amy Busefink, ACORN's deputy regional director
Steve
Canyon Note: ACORN is toast.
http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2009/nov/23/ex-acorn-official-gets-probation-voter-registratio/
Ex-ACORN official gets probation for voter registration plan
A former field director for the political advocacy organization ACORN
was sentenced today in district court to up to three years of
probation.
Christopher Edwards, who in August pleaded guilty to two counts of
conspiracy to commit a crime of compensation for registration of
voters, a gross misdemeanor, received a suspended jail sentence and a
$500 fine. He has agreed to testify against ACORN and one of its
former regional directors, Amy Busefink.
The Nevada attorney general�s office has accused ACORN and Busefink of
operating an illegal bonus system. Tying money to or setting quotas
for collecting voter registration cards is illegal under Nevada law.
�I take responsibility for what I did,� Edwards told the court. �I�m
sorry, I truly am.�
Busefink and ACORN pleaded not guilty on Oct. 27. A trial date is set
for April 19.
If convicted, Busefink likely would face probation or less than one
year in jail. ACORN could see a $5,000 fine.
The attorney general�s office said Edwards organized and operated a
quota system called �blackjack� or �21+� through which the group paid
canvassers based on the number of voter registration cards they
collected each day. The canvassers were to gather at least 20
completed cards daily and anyone who turned in 21 or more would be
given an extra $5.
Busefink, as a manager, is said to have approved the �blackjack�
program. But ACORN officials have said Edwards acted alone in
developing and carrying it out.
In handing down his sentence, Judge Donald Mosley said he wasn�t
pleased with the negotiations but cited Edwards� agreement to testify
in giving him probation. Edwards is also required to complete
community service.
Nevada Chief Deputy Attorney General Conrad Hafen is the lead
prosecutor in the case. He wasn�t present in court today; David
Rickert, a prosecutor in the attorney general�s office, declined
comment after the hearing. Edwards and his attorney, Dan Silverstein,
declined to speak with the media.
An election task force last year began to investigate ACORN over
questionable voter registration tactics. The charges against Edwards,
ACORN and Busefink stemmed from information obtained during that
investigation.
America the Stupid
"Steve" <steven...@yahooooo.com> wrote in message
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> Canyon Note: ACORN is toast.
Good. Now we can move on to indict Bush Cheney Rumsfeld Rice Powell Rove
Limbaugh and most of FOX.
Steve
<ROTFLMAO> You lefterloons do have wild and spiteful imaginations,
don't you? Fortunately, you have neither the intelligence nor the
capability to make your dreams come true...