Gerald Walpin

Walpin defeat means president can fire IGs at will

By: Examiner Staff Writer 06/18/10 12:00 AM

A federal judge in Washington has dismissed the wrongful-termination lawsuit filed by Gerald Walpin, the AmeriCorps inspector general who was fired last year by President Obama. And not just dismissed; if the decision by U.S. District Judge Richard Roberts stands, in the future the White House will be able fire other inspectors general as it fired Walpin without fear of legal consequences. Read More

UPDATE: AmeriCorps scandal figure un-invited from AmeriCorps conference

By: Examiner Staff Writer 06/10/10 12:00 AM

On Thursday I reported that Kevin Johnson, former NBA star, mayor of Sacramento, California, and friend and political ally of Barack and Michelle Obama, was scheduled to speak at an AmeriCorps conference in New York at the end of this month. Johnson’s participation in the conference struck some observers as odd, given that just two Read More

Walpin update: New charges of political motive in IG firing; prosecutor who aided Obama ally sought job from Obama

By: Staff report 03/02/10 2:00 AM

One of the mysteries of President Obama's abrupt June 2009 firing of AmeriCorps inspector general Gerald Walpin concerns the dispute at the bottom of it all: Walpin's aggressive investigation of the misuse of AmeriCorps dollars by Kevin Johnson, the mayor of Sacramento, California and an Obama political ally. Johnson was accused of misusing federal grants for St. HOPE, the nonprofit educational organization he founded. Walpin found that Johnson and St. Read More

White House blocks testimony by former top aide to First Lady

By: Staff report 12/22/09 2:00 AM

The White House counsel's office has barred congressional investigators from interviewing Jackie Norris, former chief of staff for First Lady Michelle Obama, about events leading to the firing of AmeriCorps inspector general Gerald Walpin. Read More

Walpin scandal update: Grassley blocks nomination, accuses administration of stonewalling

By: Staff report 09/21/09 12:00 AM

Republican Sen. Charles Grassley has blocked the ambassadorial nomination of Alan Solomont, currently chairman of the board of the government agency that oversees AmeriCorps, in retaliation for what Grassley says is the administration's stonewalling of Congress over documents relating to the firing of AmeriCorps inspector general Gerald Walpin. Specifically, Grassley has sought, and been denied, information relating to the White House's role in the decision to fire Walpin. Read More