Maryland ACORN chapter disbands in wake of hidden-camera video scandal
By APTuesday, March 16, 2010
Md. ACORN chapter disbands in video scandal’s wake
BALTIMORE — A former leader of Maryland’s ACORN chapter says the group shaken by a video scandal will no longer operate in the state.
The videos showed ACORN workers, including workers in Baltimore, giving tax tips to conservative activists posing as a pimp and prostitute. Former Maryland chapter co-chairwoman Sonja Merchant-Jones says the group was torn apart by infighting after that.
Several affiliates of the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now around the country are rebranding under a different name. But Merchant-Jones, says there are no such plans in Maryland.
Merchant-Jones says Maryland ACORN ceased operations late last year and all the offices in the state have closed.
Information from: The Baltimore Sun, www.baltimoresun.com
