Gerald Walpin vindicated! IG who exposed Obama/Kevin Johnson corruption cleared!

gerald-walpinObama exposed yet again! Remember back in June, the White House fired Gerald Walpin as Inspector-General of the Corporation for National and Community Service? This happened after he objected to an unusually-favorable settlement of fraud charges against Obama’s pal and mayor of Sacramento named Kevin Johnson. Shortly thereafter, Obama claimed that Gerald Walpin got fired for instability and strongly hinted that Walpin was senile. Yesterday, according to Hotair, the IGs struck back and cleared Walpin of the White House’s allegations through their professional board! Walpin also now wants his job back! The Sacramento Bee has more:

The FBI probe into whether e-mails were deleted during a separate federal investigation of Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson’s St. HOPE Academy has been closed without charges being filed.

Federal officials said Tuesday there was not enough evidence to support allegations that the e-mails were intentionally deleted while Johnson’s nonprofit organization was being probed by federal Inspector General Gerald Walpin.

The decision appears to put to rest a controversy that has dogged Johnson since Walpin’s investigation into St. HOPE’s use of federal grant money first became public in April 2008.

“We’re pleased that the FBI has determined what we knew all along – that there was no intentional wrongdoing by the mayor or anyone at St. HOPE,” said mayoral spokesman Steve Maviglio. “It’s time for this book to be closed and for everyone to move on.”

Walpin, who was fired by President Barack Obama last summer amid controversy over his probe of Johnson, revealed Tuesday that he also had been cleared of overstepping his authority in the matter.

Now, he said, he wants his job back.

“It certainly is a vindication that I and my office – and it was mainly my office, the career staff – acted properly in connection with the investigation into St. HOPE,” Walpin said.

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November 11, 2009 · Filed Under Corruption, Gerald Walpin


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