A Minnesota community leader faces serious charges after allegedly stealing from both taxpayers and his own employees. Bishop Harding Smith, who ran a taxpayer-funded violence prevention nonprofit, stands accused of pocketing $150,000 meant for workers’ paychecks. This scandal exposes how liberal politicians throw money at failed programs while hardworking Americans get cheated.
Prosecutors claim Smith lied to Hennepin County about paying employees $35/hour while secretly slashing their wages. The nonprofit boss reportedly used $100,000 of public funds to buy office space instead of stopping street violence as promised. This is your tax dollars at work – funding fancy offices instead of protecting neighborhoods.
Hennepin County’s far-left attorney Mary Moriarty rushed to charge Smith after three previous investigations found nothing wrong. The bishop’s lawyer calls these charges political theater, noting prosecutors kept shopping for someone to blame until they got their headlines. Meanwhile, the employees who actually did the work got stiffed on their pay.
This case shows the rot in government-funded “community programs” that politicians love to fund. Minnesota Acts Now took over half a million taxpayer dollars but delivered broken promises and empty wallets. When will liberals admit their big-government solutions always hurt the people they claim to help?
Smith’s organization was supposed to stop violence, but he allegedly committed violence against his own staff’s bank accounts. These workers trusted their boss while doing dangerous outreach work – only to discover their paychecks were getting gutted. Real leaders don’t betray their teams while preaching peace.
The same politicians who handed Smith this contract now act shocked – shocked! – that misuse happened. They created a system that rewards connected activists instead of serious crime fighters. Conservatives know true safety comes from supporting police, not funding sketchy nonprofits.
This isn’t just about one man’s greed. It’s about a broken system where taxpayer money flows to political allies instead of real solutions. While elites play games with public funds, crime keeps destroying our cities. Americans deserve accountability, not another woke grift.
Time to end the gravy train for radical activists masquerading as community leaders. Let’s fund police, back honest workers, and stop lining the pockets of hustlers who exploit our neighborhoods. Minnesota families need paychecks protected – not stolen by those pretending to help.
