Stimulus! Congressional Report: Rhee did 'damage control' after sex charges against fiance Kevin Johnson | Washington Examiner

Congressional Report: Rhee did 'damage control' after sex charges against fiance Kevin Johnson | Washington Examiner

A congressional investigation of the volunteer organization AmeriCorps contains charges that D.C. schools chief Michelle Rhee handled "damage control" after allegations of sexual misconduct against her now fiance, Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson, a former NBA star and a prominent ally of President Obama, The Washington Examiner has learned.

The charges are contained in a report prepared by Sen. Charles Grassley, the ranking Republican on the Senate Finance Committee, and Rep. Darrell Issa, ranking Republican on the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

The investigation began after the AmeriCorps inspector general, Gerald Walpin, received reports that Johnson had misused some of the $800,000 in federal AmeriCorps money provided to St. Hope, a non-profit school that Johnson headed for several years.

More here, from Kevin Johnson's hometown newspaper.

Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson offered to pay $1,000 a month to one of three girls who had accused him of inappropriately touching her while she was involved in his St. HOPE Hood Corps program, the girl told federal agents during their investigation of Johnson's nonprofit St. HOPE organization last year.

The girl -- unnamed in a newly released report by two ranking Congressional Republicans -- was interviewed by agents Jeffrey Morales and Wendy Wingers with the Corporation for National and Community Service's Office of Inspector General during an investigation of St. HOPE's misuse of $800,000 in federal AmeriCorps grants. Investigators say the girl alleged Johnson had offered to pay her $1,000 a month while she remained in the St. HOPE program, but she refused.

It's too bad she didn't take the hush money. I'd be interested to know how many jobs Obama would have claimed were "saved or created."

It will be interesting to see if the Obama Approved Legitimate News Organizations finally pick this story up. Still nothing as of this afternoon. I'm sure that it's because Times reporters have left early for the Thanksgiving break.