Money woes, scandal lead to ACORN disbanding
Tuesday, March 23, 2010
CHICAGO -- The community activist group ACORN announced Monday it is folding amid falling revenue -- six months after video footage emerged showing some of its workers giving tax tips to conservative activists posing as a pimp and prostitute.
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