Tuesday, January 11, 2011

Black Farmer's Pigford Payments Hearings

Witnesses are ready to appear according to Rep. Steve King, (R. Iowa).
Real scandal here, will anything happen? So many lawyers involved, there may be thousands of alleged fraud crimes committed over the years. 
A lot to read , here are some excerpts...
King said the black farmer who is prepared to testify told him that some attorneys in the case he was involved in traveled neighborhoods to sign up people up who had never farmed to receive the discrimination-compensation payments the USDA agreed to make in the negotiated settlement of the case. The enlistees even included homeless people this farmer alleged, according to King.
There are many more claims than farmers, so the hearings should bring out how that is carried out. Perhaps alleged  fraud in the Dept of Agriculture might turn up. We are looking at real money that got into the wrong pockets. Another excerpt...
King said the black farmer who is prepared to testify told him that some attorneys in the case he was involved in traveled neighborhoods to sign up people up who had never farmed to receive the discrimination-compensation payments the USDA agreed to make in the negotiated settlement of the case. The enlistees even included homeless people this farmer alleged, according to King.
 All this reported by CNS NEWS - written by Fred Lucas - read more from the link.

 

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