Scott Harshbarger is a former Massachusetts state attorney general. In September 2009, Harshbarger was hired by ACORN to "conduct an independent and comprehensive inquiry and review of the management of its service delivery to communities." Harshbarger released a statement on September 22, 2009, announcing his new role.http://www.bostonherald.com/business/general/view/20090922scott_harshbarger_hired_to_conduct_acorn_inquiry/
ACORN Inquiry
The announcement came shortly after Andrew Breitbart released an undercover video showing ACORN employees advising a couple, who posed as a prostitute and pimp, on how to evade the IRS.http://www.bostonherald.com/business/general/view/20090922scott_harshbarger_hired_to_conduct_acorn_inquiry/