According to an videotape posted by Andrew Breitbart, an ACORN office in Baltimore, Maryland, counseled people posing as a prostitute and pimp on evading the IRS among other crimes.http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,548827,00.html?test=latestnews
Breitbart and James O'Keefe posted the video and supporting articles on their new political blog BigGovernment.com in September of 2009. ACORN spokesman Scott Levenson denied the claims, calling the report "gotcha journalism."http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,548827,00.html?test=latestnews
ACORN Prostitution Investigation Videos
ACORN Prostitution Investigation Videos
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Fast Facts
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Investigation claims a Baltimore ACORN office gave advice to a prostitute and pimp on hidden camera
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ACORN is the Association of Community Organization for Reform Now, Inc.
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Video and story posted by Andrew Breitbart and James O'Keefe
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Video and story featured on Breitbart's blog BigGovernment.com
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Video shows a prostitute telling an ACORN worker she wants to bring underage prostitutes to the United States
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Videos feature ACORN tax specialist Tanja Thompson and housing employee "Shira"
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ACORN workers advise the woman to declare only a small amount of her income to the IRS, listing her profession as "performing artist"
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Prostitute asks for housing assistance to open a brothel
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ACORN employees tell the woman that underage prostitution is illegal, but that she could claim the girls as dependents
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ACORN representative denies the claims, calling it "gotcha journalism"
