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| Rep. Bishop steered scholarships to his family |
| 2010-09-11 |
| [Politico] Rep. Sanford Bishop (D-Ga.) awarded three scholarships from the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation to his stepdaughter and wife's niece between 2003 and 2005, according to records from the nonprofit group. Bishop is the second Democrat found to have funneled CBC Foundation scholarship funds to relatives, threatening to turn the program into a larger political problem for the party. Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson (D-Texas) recently paid back $31,000 to the foundation for scholarships that she improperly awarded to various relatives and children of a top staffer. Rep. Donald Payne (D-N.J.), chairman of the CBC Foundation, has promised an "extensive audit of the scholarship program" run by the organization. Bishop, though, also appears to have favored family members with CBC scholarships. In 2003, Emmaundia Whitaker, the niece of Vivian Creighton Bishop, who is Bishop's wife, was awarded an education scholarship. She was also given a similar award in 2005. And in 2003, Aayesha Owens Reese, the congressman's stepdaughter, was granted an education scholarship as well. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #3 |
| Posted by: Goodluck 2010-09-11 17:30 |
| #2 Little new here, simply another example of the cultural mind set of entitlement. "Reparations do not go far enoough." Presidential candidate Barack Obama |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2010-09-11 06:31 |
| #1 In other shocking news, water is wet. |
| Posted by: Barbara Skolaut 2010-09-11 01:24 |