SACRAMENTO /California Newswire/ — Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger today issued the following statement after California Attorney General Edmund G. Brown, Jr. announced that his office has opened an investigation of ACORN. In September, the Governor sent a letter to the Attorney General requesting an investigation urging an investigation of ACORN’s activities in California:
“I applaud Attorney General Jerry Brown for taking action and launching an investigation of ACORN. I am outraged and deeply concerned by these allegations. If these reports are true, they warrant prosecution under the fullest extent of the law. My administration stands ready to help in any way possible.”
