Pity poor ACORN. Turns out the grassroots organizing dynamo had some unfortunate skeletons in its closet. Certainly a warning to all progressive organizations to cleave to the straight-and-narrow as regards ethical management practices.

Check out these links for more info

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/john-atlas/acorn-under-the-microscop_b_112...

http://www.nonprofitquarterly.org/cohenreport/2008/07/25/acorns-dilemma-...