Harshbarger To Lead ACORN Review

Former Massachusetts Attorney General Scott Harshbarger has been hired to investigate various allegations against the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now, otherwise known as ACORN. Videos surfaced of ACORN staffers advising people posing as a prostitute and pimp, which led to Congress cutting off funding to ACORN. Harsbarger was AG from 1991-99 and later ran goverrnment watchdog group Common Cause. He currently works for Proskauer Rose LLP and specializes in corporate and nonprofit governance. ACORN started in 1970 and is active in 75 cities including Boston.