D.C. Government: Nonprofit Used $330,000 in Grant Money to Open Strip Club
- Posted on September 3, 2011 at 7:16pm by
Christopher Santarelli
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The District of Columbia city government is reportedly in the midst of a lawsuit with a nonprofit group that the city claims used $330,000 in grant money intended for a job-training facility to build a strip club. Fox News on the bone the city has to pick with the “Miracle Hands,” nonprofit group:
“The lawsuit contends the money was supposed to be used to build a job-training facility for people with HIV/AIDS. The city expected the facility — to be constructed in an old warehouse — to open in 2007.
Instead, the civil complaint charges that Miracle Hands changed the so-called site of its job-training facility from one building to another, it continued to submit invoices for renovation work at the original location.
The establishment at that location secured a nightclub liquor license in August 2006. The Stadium Club opened in 2007 in the spot. After that, Miracle Hands began billing the district for renovations at the second location, the suit alleges.”
“The Stadium Club” nude bar is co-owned by a major city council campaign contributor, and Miracle Hands was founded by a self-described drug kingpin, named Cornell Jones, who is a convicted felon.
WUSA9 found that despite reports to the contrary, the office of Mayor Vincent Gray insists that Cornell Jones had nothing to do with the Mayor’s campaign.
According to WUSA9, the scandal goes back to 2006 where at one point a city worker recommended the Aids Administration cut off the money to Jones’ “Miracle Hands” organization because nothing seemed to be happening with the building.
The Washington Times reports that the money, which originated from the Department of Housing and Urban Development and were distributed by the District’s HIV/AIDS Administration, required that Jones’ warehouse be converted into a job-training facility for people with HIV/AIDS, not a high-end stip club.
City financial records found by the Washington Times show that Miracle Hands received more than $5.8 million in D.C. funds from 2000 through February.
Cornell Jones has been profiled in Black Entertainment Television’s “American Gangster” program.
The Stadium Club’s co-owner Keith Forney was the second highest contributor to Democratic Council member Harry Thomas Jr.’s controversial nonprofit Team Thomas. Thomas has remained silent on the Stadium Club/Miracle Hands connection and is already under federal investigation after a complaint from the attorney general accusing Team Thomas of diverting funds earmarked for youth baseball instead for, among other things, a new Audi and round of golf at Pebble Beach.
The Washington Times reports that Mr. Jones is a regular at the Stadium Club two nights per week. The U.S. attorney‘s office declined to comment on whether another federal investigation like that of Team Thomas will be conducted in regards to Thomas’ connection to the Stadium Club.
The city complaint against Miracle Hands seeks damages and penalties worth $1 million.
(H/T: Examiner)
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Comments (103)
barber2
Posted on September 3, 2011 at 9:46pmChazman sounds like a Jason Levin plant. Get ready for a bunch of this as Campaign 2012 gets more desperate for the Left. They are itching for the DOJ to take down Fox and all conservative outlets…
Report Post »Secret Squirrel
Posted on September 3, 2011 at 10:18pm.
Report Post »Dear Blaze:
When writing a story about a, ahem, gentleman’s club,
please don’t use “strip Club” and “bone” in the same sentence.
Thanks.
TXPilot
Posted on September 4, 2011 at 12:55amActually, I suspect this whole incident was nothing more than a new and innovative way to “pole the constituency”……..Oh come on folks!!…..most of you were thinking the same thing!!!
Report Post »This_Individual
Posted on September 3, 2011 at 9:42pmYeah baby! YEAH!
Report Post »bobodu
Posted on September 4, 2011 at 3:40pmA new gathering place for the RNC to rent???
Report Post »v-vet1968
Posted on September 4, 2011 at 9:52pmThe Dems would rent a gay bar!!!!
Report Post »vtxphantom
Posted on September 5, 2011 at 12:30amStrip club and secretary pool.
Report Post »mikenleeds
Posted on September 3, 2011 at 9:10pmI ll bet you some democrats are involved in this deep , the corrupt always protect the corrupt
Report Post »chazman
Posted on September 3, 2011 at 9:31pm… our tax dollars at work … I do not want to pay into a corrupt political system anymore. However, if I don’t, I will be sent to jail? To prove my point, I would kill anyone who attempted to take me into custody for not paying taxes into our corrupt government! Give me Liberty or give me death!! I”ll gladly take death … but I’ll take a bunch with me in the process…
Report Post »Conkuur
Posted on September 4, 2011 at 12:27amDC local govt and drug dealers have been hand and hand for years. Mayor Barry as the most infamous example. You think the first time he smoked crack was in that hotel room? Please, Barry was an avid crack smoker and he had to buy it somewhere right? DC is a small area and everyone knows everyone’s business eventually.
Report Post »Cat
Posted on September 4, 2011 at 8:41amYour assessment of a broken government system is ‘dead’ on.
Report Post »Taxing production is counter productive.
Socialist governments haven’t a clue how to handle America’s freedom.
Marxists are dead or dying, as a result of the very thing they treasure.
Look behind Barry Soetoro … There, you’ll discover more fantasies of power.
They will do ANYTHING to keep power, including deal with Lucifer.
See you in heaven after the bullets fly.
llotus
Posted on September 3, 2011 at 8:42pmI bet hes kin to van.Lotus.
Report Post »Mojoron
Posted on September 3, 2011 at 8:39pmWhy is it that in DC there seems to be a large contingent of black politicians who can’t seem to do anything without stealing money? In Chicago the same problem but with whites. There needs to be a wholesale removal of ALL politicians and then set standards that totally remove their financial dealings from their constituency. Any money received must be from a common source that all donators give to. I’m sick of these continuing problems with vote buying and graft. There should not be that much financial gain for being a political hack.
Report Post »AMERICA4EVER
Posted on September 3, 2011 at 8:43pmWell, well,well, what a surprise. Who would have thunk it.
Report Post »GeorgieJo
Posted on September 3, 2011 at 9:40pmWHY is the REAL ESTATE market in District of CORRUPTION making MONEY?
Did DODD-FRANK move Freddy/Fanny to DC?
Report Post »Mr. Oshawott
Posted on September 3, 2011 at 8:39pm(sarcastically) Don’t you just love it when all that “stimulus” money falls into the hands of people that will use it to open up strip clubs and buy luxurious items?
Report Post »2012 can’t come fast enough!
Kiwon
Posted on September 3, 2011 at 8:32pmRacism! Racism! Racism!
Can’t a brother illegally divert funds to his strip club anymore? The skanks gotta eat, you know?
Report Post »tifosa
Posted on September 3, 2011 at 8:29pmMuch, MUCH more of the American working man’s money is stolen/wasted by banking and corporate fraud.
Report Post »i.e. JPMorgan was just fined $1.5M to settle SEC charges. What gives with the constant focus on crimes in the black community? Just a coincidence?
Psychosis
Posted on September 3, 2011 at 8:46pmyour a lost soul
and delusional
Report Post »barber2
Posted on September 3, 2011 at 9:34pmAnd you obviously were brainwashed by some Far Left professor to think that “capitalism” is nasty and that giving home loans to people who can not repay them is a good idea. And you must, like most Lefties, have anger management issues. Sorry you were educated so badly and raised with so much anger. You sound like a black hoodie/backpack/ ski mask kinda guy….
Report Post »Steve
Posted on September 3, 2011 at 9:49pmGrant monies, From a non profit organization Money taken from taxes. Nothing to do with banking and corporate fraud. Grant monies, From a non profit organization Money taken from taxes. Nothing to do with banking and corporate fraud.Grant monies, From a non profit organization Money taken from taxes. Nothing to do with banking and corporate fraud. Grant monies, From a non profit organization Money taken from taxes. Nothing to do with banking and corporate fraud. Grant monies, From a non profit organization Money taken from taxes. Nothing to do with banking and corporate fraud. Grant monies, From a non profit organization Money taken from taxes. Nothing to do with banking and corporate fraud.Grant monies, From a non profit organization Money taken from taxes. Nothing to do with banking and corporate fraud. Grant monies, From a non profit organization Money taken from taxes. Nothing to do with banking and corporate fraud. Grant monies, From a non profit organization Money taken from taxes. Nothing to do with banking and corporate fraud. Grant monies, From a non profit organization Money taken from taxes. Nothing to do with banking and corporate fraud.Grant monies, From a non profit organization Money taken from taxes. Nothing to do with banking and corporate fraud. Grant monies, From a non profit organization Money taken from taxes. Nothing to do with banking and corporate fraud. Grant monies, From a non profit organization Money taken from taxes. Nothing to do with banking and
Report Post »biffo
Posted on September 3, 2011 at 9:51pmObama is going after the banks. Black panther Erik holder is giving all ‘his people’ a pass. We will rid ourselves of ALL these racist stains on the history of America.
Report Post »Mateytwo Barreett
Posted on September 3, 2011 at 10:27pmTifosa
Report Post »Yep,thats it! cooincidence! Imagine this for a coincidence. . 2yrs and 8 mo. and the smartestguybthat ever occupied the white hourse, and entire cabinet, 43 czarsd, 5 blue ribbon panels, the chairman of the Fedeeral reserve, the only guy in the WORLD that is smart enough to be the treaury secretay COMBINED are still as of Sept 1, 2011, amazed (as a group & individually about the “inherited recession. Want more? Fine. So you take this same bunch- they increase the debt by 50% intwo years, and they can’t fiogure out what the problem is!! BUT, coincidently there was a political shift that amounts to a 4% change and the Won just coincidently has started doing the only thing he knows. Whine- cry- bitch- bellyache- and complain. Yep, just a coincidence!
RationalMan
Posted on September 3, 2011 at 11:16pmtifosa,
Who’s is your famous “PHILOSOPHER”????
What will be your solution?
When are you going to do it, how will you do it and at whose expense????
Report Post »Rayblue
Posted on September 3, 2011 at 11:26pmIt’s as much a constant “focus”
Report Post »as Obamas “lazer-like focus” on whatever gains his fleeting attention..
Which is akin to none.
77
Posted on September 4, 2011 at 3:15amPeople in the “black community” don’t like being stolen from any more than people in any other community! Stop the corruption, or the corruption will stop America.
Report Post »abbygirl1994
Posted on September 3, 2011 at 8:21pmSome heads need to roll……….. some time needs to be served!! Maybe the American people should just go into their employer and tell them to withold their taxes..(can people still do that) this is disgusting!! I am glad that more more corrupt things are coming out. But seriously someone needs to pay back the funds and then spend some time in prison!
Report Post »TNT1
Posted on September 3, 2011 at 8:25pmtypical
Report Post »tifosa
Posted on September 3, 2011 at 8:32pmSay the same about JPMorgan Abby?
Report Post »Sheepdog911
Posted on September 3, 2011 at 8:35pmHold it! Who says that wasn’t really a jobs program for those with HIV/AIDS? In D.C., isn’t stripping and pole dancing an honorable profession? Where’s Marion Barry when you need him? He wouldn’t see anthing wrong with this. I‘m sure he’d be willing to donate a dollar bill or two to this job training program.
Report Post »capitalismrocks
Posted on September 3, 2011 at 8:14pmand the question still begs to be asked…. why do you people vote for Democrats, they are nothing but crooks… stop voting for these people, and you wonder why there is no money left for actual, real and important needs…
Report Post »tifosa
Posted on September 3, 2011 at 8:09pmSame strip club the RNC was frequenting perchance?
Report Post »Steve
Posted on September 3, 2011 at 8:30pmSimply another post by an enemy of the republic commenting on a clear example of the progressives wasting money, by not vetting organizations or policing the people’s money. The fairy troll tries swinging it towards some immature smoke and mirror left wing communist distorted insinuation on it’s opposing political party.
Thank you Fairy. Some who really don’t understand the true danger you and your ilk present to our republic can now read your posts and see the lies and distortion you so desperately try to sell. .
Please dont stop posting.
Report Post »mattdel3333
Posted on September 5, 2011 at 12:27amits funny how all the blacks are still behind Obama when they are the ones hurting the most from his policies..They have the hishest unemployement by far of any grooup…if this is racist i dont know what is..they cant all be that dumb…
Report Post »flyoverbob
Posted on September 3, 2011 at 7:57pmThose repubs are a bunch of dirty lying crooks.And they are just preying on these poor women.
Report Post »boston-rightwinger
Posted on September 3, 2011 at 7:56pmI guess we finally got some jobs for black youths. Way to go Obama. Focus on their talents.
Report Post »preppymom
Posted on September 3, 2011 at 7:56pmFirst time they have stripped anything out of the budget…just the bare naked truth…why don’t we take a pole to see if people are happy with this….probably politicians are dancing around the issue….
http://www.crackingthemalecode.com/
Report Post »Jenny Lind
Posted on September 3, 2011 at 8:22pmYou are BAD, but funny!
Report Post »RepubliCorp
Posted on September 3, 2011 at 10:20pmcute…….. I think our government found its niche. Selling guns and a$$
Report Post »Mateytwo Barreett
Posted on September 3, 2011 at 10:31pm@Republicorp
Report Post »Remeber the Mustang Ranch? The government can screw up a w–re house!
RepubliCorp
Posted on September 3, 2011 at 11:07pmMATEYTWO BARREETT I do. I didn’t say they did anything well.
Report Post »Speak without Fear
Posted on September 3, 2011 at 7:48pmOMG ……My head is going to explode. 5.8 million to a convicted felon? He robbed a Army/Navy store….a drug dealer…..and WHO thought he would seriously start a HIV/AIDS training Center?
I had to check out the Miracle Hands website………It doesn’t say who runs- NO NAMES AT ALL…….it is difficult to read and it just has a phone number and email address. WHAT A JOKE!
Report Post »FEMALL
Posted on September 3, 2011 at 7:48pmHey Congressional Super Committee! Want to find funds to cut and create jobs at the same time? Independent forensic audits for all 503c’s now.
O=0% job growth
Report Post »michael48
Posted on September 3, 2011 at 7:46pmthank goodness it wasn’t a charter school, he!! they would have hung them….got to have that Acorn Indoctrination thingy in the ghettos, don’t want to Educate anybody…right???? dam I‘m glad I’m an old dude…this is absolutely DISGUSTING…if the Gov. GUMBAS are involved …IT’S A SCAM…make book on it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Report Post »barber2
Posted on September 3, 2011 at 7:35pmHey, the guy was just doing his part in “redistributing” with his Miracle Hands …
Report Post »TH30PH1LUS
Posted on September 3, 2011 at 7:32pm“I think when you spread the wealth around it’s good for everybody.” ~ Barack Obama
Report Post »red1
Posted on September 3, 2011 at 7:31pmMore crony capitalism. Run Sarah.
Report Post »jakartaman
Posted on September 4, 2011 at 5:19pmRed,
Report Post »Sarah would terrorize the political establishment in DC.
The liberal media would go spastic.
What lovely thoughts!!!
nptden
Posted on September 3, 2011 at 7:26pmAll these black based organizations are a scam. ACORN, and the rest of them. How do you think Charlie Rangel, Jesse Jackson , Al Sharpton and the rest scam our public funds with the blessing of the White hierarchy of the party. It’s all a scam for real and fraudulent votes. Whites are sick of it. Time to take power back, delineated them from the govt. and lock all there asses up. Even the death penalty.
Report Post »bioengineer
Posted on September 3, 2011 at 7:25pmNever trust anybody wearing a bowtie… lol
Report Post »Cynic-clinic
Posted on September 3, 2011 at 7:38pmI’ll second that. Also never trust a guy named Geoffery. And if it’s a 501(c) it’s probably a liberal scam.
Report Post »circleDwagons
Posted on September 3, 2011 at 7:25pmnow here is a jobs program obummer can get behind, help reduce the young black unemployment.
Report Post »Airb0rne4325
Posted on September 3, 2011 at 7:25pmThis is a “job training facility” isn’t it? Finally, some well spent taxpayer money programs I can get behind!
He’s just trying to help out the single moms and college girls in the local community.
Report Post »Wyatt's Torch
Posted on September 3, 2011 at 7:24pmTalk about stimulus!!!
Report Post »Bill Rowland
Posted on September 3, 2011 at 7:46pmLove this and
Airborne 4325s comments I got here to late to post them.
Psalm109:8
Report Post »Jenny Lind
Posted on September 3, 2011 at 7:54pmExcellent, made me lol.
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