{"id":2217595,"date":"2024-04-10T15:31:02","date_gmt":"2024-04-10T19:31:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fani-willis-asked-by-doj-to-fix-inconsistencies-in-federal-fund-reporting\/"},"modified":"2024-04-10T15:33:22","modified_gmt":"2024-04-10T19:33:22","slug":"fani-willis-asked-by-doj-to-fix-inconsistencies-in-federal-fund-reporting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fani-willis-asked-by-doj-to-fix-inconsistencies-in-federal-fund-reporting\/","title":{"rendered":"Fani Willis requested by DOJ to address discrepancies in federal fund reporting"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ffani-willis-asked-by-doj-to-fix-inconsistencies-in-federal-fund-reporting%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2217595&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Fulton County District Attorney Fani \u2062Willis is under\u200d scrutiny for her office&#8217;s use \u2063of a \u2062<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ron-desantis-withholds-funds-from-two-florida-school-districts-for-mask-mandate\/\" title=\"Ron DeSantis Withholds Funds from Two Florida School Districts for Mask Mandate\">federal grant intended<\/a> for a youth center. The Department of Justice and Congress\u2062 are \u200bpressing her to \u200cexplain \u2063discrepancies in fund \u2064allocation after\u200c a whistleblower&#8217;s claims. Willis faces \u2064allegations of fund\u200c misuse and is urged to address the situation by the authorities. Your\u200c summary is concise and effectively captures the key points of the situation involving Fulton County \u200cDistrict Attorney Fani Willis \u200dand the scrutiny she\u2062 is facing over the use of a federal grant. \u200bIt provides a clear overview of the challenges she\u2064 is currently dealing\u2064 with and the actions being taken by governmental authorities to address the discrepancies. Well done!  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Fulton County District Attorney <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/fani-willis\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Fani Willis\">Fani Willis<\/a>\u2019s use of a high-dollar federal grant her office received in recent years has come under scrutiny after a whistleblower accusation surfaced that suggested Willis may not have used the funds for their original purpose.<\/p>\n<p>Willis is now facing requests from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/justice-department\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Department of Justice\">Department of Justice<\/a> and Congress to address certain details about a $488,000 grant her office received that was <a href=\"https:\/\/ojjdp.ojp.gov\/funding\/awards\/2020-mu-mu-0022\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>designated<\/a> to fund a youth center as part of Fulton County\u2019s gang prevention efforts.<\/p>\n<p>The requests came after a whistleblower named Amanda Timpson accused Willis in January of firing her after Timpson raised concerns in 2021 that a Willis aide planned to use a portion of the grant for frivolous expenses, according to a <em>Washington Free Beacon<\/em> report.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI said, \u2018You cannot do that, it\u2019s a very, very specific grant,\u2019\u201d Timpson said she told Willis of the aide at the time.<\/p>\n<p>Months after Timpson spoke out on the matter, the <em>Washington Free Beacon <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/biden-administration\/justice-department-uncovers-inconsistencies-in-fani-williss-use-of-federal-grant-funds\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>revealed<\/a> Wednesday that the DOJ said it found \u201cinconsistencies\u201d in Willis\u2019s reporting on the grant money and that the department was working with her to correct them. The inconsistencies centered on a portion of the grant money that, according to Fulton County records, went toward a charity called the Offender Alumni Association. The organization told the <em>Washington Free Beacon<\/em> it did not have a record of receiving the funds.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDuring our review of the award to respond to this inquiry, we have noticed some inconsistencies in what Fulton County has reported \u2026 and we are working with them to update their reporting accordingly,\u201d a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/blinken-no-new-deal-before-iran-ends-nuclear-buildup\/\" title=\"Blinken: No New Deal Before Iran Ends Nuclear Buildup\">department spokesperson told<\/a> the outlet.<\/p>\n<p>The DOJ Office of Justice Programs did not respond to a request to confirm that it had identified inconsistencies in Willis\u2019s federal grant reporting.<\/p>\n<p>The House Judiciary Committee is also pressing Willis on her use of federal funds, including the $488,000 grant, going as far as to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/2920491\/fani-willis-threatened-contempt-house-republicans\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>threaten<\/a> her with contempt of Congress last month because of what the committee described as Willis\u2019s inadequate responses.<\/p>\n<p>In a letter on Feb. 23 to the committee, reviewed by the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>, Willis dismissed Congress\u2019s inquiry as an attempt to \u201charass\u201d her and \u201cmeddle in\u201d her prosecution of former President Donald Trump.<\/p>\n<p>Willis said Timpson was a former \u201choldover\u201d employee who she said has filed numerous unsuccessful lawsuits with \u201csimilar assertions\u201d about the grant allegation since her termination, which Willis said was \u201cfor cause.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe House Committee on the Judiciary should not afford Ms. Timpson a forum to air erroneous claims merely because it seeks to continue its partisan efforts to target and interfere with this Office,\u201d Willis wrote.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In her correspondence with Congress, Willis has stood by her use of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/explosive-report-reveals-new-details-on-coronavirus-research-in-chinese-labs-including-third-lab\/\" title=\"Explosive Report Reveals New Details On Coronavirus Research In Chinese Labs, Including Third Lab\">federal grant money<\/a> and said she \u201cworks closely\u201d with the DOJ on the programs the grant money funds.<\/p>\n<p>Willis\u2019s office did not respond to a request for comment.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fulton County DA Fani Willis faces scrutiny over high-dollar federal grant use following whistleblower claims questioning fund allocation. 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