{"id":2217880,"date":"2024-04-10T19:41:03","date_gmt":"2024-04-10T23:41:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/doj-finds-inconsistencies-in-how-fani-willis-handled-federal-grant-funds-report\/"},"modified":"2024-04-10T19:43:43","modified_gmt":"2024-04-10T23:43:43","slug":"doj-finds-inconsistencies-in-how-fani-willis-handled-federal-grant-funds-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/doj-finds-inconsistencies-in-how-fani-willis-handled-federal-grant-funds-report\/","title":{"rendered":"Report: Department of Justice Discovers Discrepancies in Fani Willis&#8217; Management of Federal Grant Funds"},"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\">28<\/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%2Fdoj-finds-inconsistencies-in-how-fani-willis-handled-federal-grant-funds-report%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=2217880&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>The DOJ found discrepancies in Fani \u2064Willis&#8217; management of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-romney-cotton-minimum-wage-plan-is-anti-conservative-and-embraces-the-logic-of-the-left\/\" title=\"The Romney\/Cotton Minimum Wage Plan Is Anti-Conservative And Embraces The Logic Of The Left\">federal grant funds<\/a> for a Center \u200cfor Youth Empowerment and Gang Prevention in Atlanta, which never opened. The Washington Free \u200bBeacon&#8217;s inquiry revealed inconsistencies in subaward payments made by Willis. The DOJ acknowledged errors \u2062in initially \u2064stating that the Offender Alumni Association was not a subgrantee, later finding records showing payments made to them.  <\/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<p>The Department of Justice (DOJ) reportedly acknowledged finding \u201cinconsistencies\u201d in how Fulton County District Attorney <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/fulton-county-prosecutors-have-another-recording-of-trump-pressuring-georgia-house-speaker-to-overturn-election-report\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fani Willis<\/a>, who is leading a 2020 election interference case against former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/donald-trump\">Donald Trump<\/a> and his allies, has managed federal grant funds.<\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/biden-administration\/justice-department-uncovers-inconsistencies-in-fani-williss-use-of-federal-grant-funds\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Washington Free Beacon<\/a>, the DOJ provided the response after the news outlet produced statements showing contradictory assertions concerning awards Willis may have made under the $488,000 federal grant for a Center for Youth Empowerment and Gang Prevention in Atlanta that never opened.<\/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 to [the Federal Subaward Reporting System] and we are working with them to update their reporting accordingly,\u201d a DOJ spokesperson told The Free Beacon on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>The report said the Free Beacon\u2019s inquiry focused on subaward payments Willis may have made to the Alabama-based Offender Alumni Association. Although the DOJ initially said the group was not listed as a subgrantee, the agency conceded it made an \u201cerror\u201d after the Free Beacon reported it had records from Fulton County showing Willis\u2019 office transferred $88,900 to the association.<\/p>\n<p>Toni Barnett, a director at the Offender Alumni Association, reportedly said she had \u201cno idea\u201d why the county was reporting making the payments to her group in 2022 and 2023. The Free Beacon noted that Willis\u2019 office did not return a request for comment.<\/p>\n<p>Last month, House Judiciary Chairman <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/jim-jordan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jim Jordan<\/a> (R-OH) warned Willis could face contempt of Congress proceedings if she did not fully comply with a subpoena for records that was issued in February after the Free Beacon <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/report-unveils-audio-of-staffer-warning-georgia-prosecutor-of-federal-money-being-misspent-ahead-of-firing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">published<\/a> audio of an employee telling Willis about the potential misuse of federal funds weeks before the worker was fired. Willis has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsbtv.com\/news\/local\/atlanta\/rep-jim-jordan-subpoenas-fulton-da-produce-documents-tied-alleged-relationship\/TX7JF5XDFZHD3MMY2SBI32XPPQ\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">rejected<\/a> suggestions of wrongdoing and, in response to Jordan, rejected the notion that she <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/fani-willis-responds-to-jordans-demand-for-docs-after-contempt-threat\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">defied the subpoena<\/a> while saying she was still providing documents.<\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-describedby=\"sk-tooltip-9096\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1712858717008000&#038;usg=AOvVaw2vpe0h_tucfy2iV2PZ2QGk\">CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p>A judge allowed Willis to press forward with her 2020 election case in March after her special prosecutor, Nathan Wade, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/nathan-wade-steps-down-as-special-prosecutor-in-trump-georgia-case-following-judges-ruling\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">resigned<\/a> amid concerns about a romantic relationship between the two. The other option was for Willis herself to step down. Willis <a href=\"https:\/\/www.11alive.com\/article\/news\/special-reports\/ga-trump-investigation\/fulton-county-da-court-appeals-decline-review-disqualification-ruling\/85-43861f0b-9934-4ab7-8d21-591ab3332656\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">requested that an<\/a> appeals court uphold the ruling after the defense <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/politics\/2024\/03\/29\/trump-fani-willis-nathan-wade-georgia-election\/77209956-ee03-11ee-8f2c-380a821c02db_story.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">sought a review<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Trump and 18 co-defendants pleaded not guilty in the Georgia election case. Four of them have since taken <a href=\"https:\/\/www.courthousenews.com\/fourth-trump-co-defendant-takes-plea-deal-in-georgia-election-interference-case\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">plea deals<\/a>. Trump is facing four criminal cases and civil litigation as he runs another campaign seeking a second term in the White House. He has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/judge-reinstates-gag-order-against-trump-in-federal-election-case\/\" title=\"Judge reinstates gag order on Trump in federal election case.\">broadly denied wrongdoing<\/a> and has claimed that prosecutors are engaged in a politically motivated \u201cwitch hunt\u201d against him.<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The DOJ acknowledged &#8220;inconsistencies&#8221; in Fani Willis&#8217; management of federal grant funds. Willis, the Fulton County District Attorney overseeing a 2020 election interference case against ex-President Trump, faced scrutiny. The DOJ&#8217;s response to The Washington Free Beacon highlighted these discrepancies following the outlet&#8217;s inquiries<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1588,"featured_media":2217881,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2024\/04\/GettyImages-1795065164-scaled-e1712769239340.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[541],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2217880","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-daily-wire"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2024\/04\/GettyImages-1795065164-scaled-e1712769239340.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2217880","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1588"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2217880"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2217880\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2217881"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2217880"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2217880"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2217880"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}