WASHINGTON - A U.S. Justice Department anti-human trafficking grant program is facing internal complaints, after two nonprofits were denied funding in favor of two less established groups whose applications were not recommended by career DOJ officials.
Later that month, those two organizations were replaced as recommended recipients by Hookers for Jesus and the Lincoln Tubman Foundation, which both received lower rankings from the outside reviewers. The reason, a September 23 memo says, was an effort to “distribute funding across as many states as possible.”
Each, Reuters found, was ranked as a Tier 1 applicant, the highest level, after scrutiny by outside reviewers. Hookers for Jesus and the Lincoln Tubman Foundation were ranked in Tier 2, one level lower. “Tier 1 generally is your default. They all get funded unless there is some kind of legitimate reason not to fund them,” said Jean Bruggeman, a former DOJ Office for the Victims of Crime fellow who is now executive director of the Freedom Network USA, a coalition aiding trafficking victims.
Hookers for Jesus founder Annie Lobert denied that her organization requires safe house residents to attend services at her church. “We are not going to discriminate toward anyone,” she said. “But,” she added, “we are Christian. And there is an understanding before they come in here that we are Christian.”
In its grant application, Hookers for Jesus did not discuss its religious focus in detail, and the department did not have access to its program manuals before the award was announced. The Lincoln Tubman Foundation, awarded $549,345 over three years, was launched by the daughter of a prominent local Republican who supported President Donald Trump as a delegate at the 2016 convention and is close to South Carolina Republican Senator Tim Scott.
In September, South Carolina’s Sen. Scott wrote a letter calling on OJP to do a “prompt review” of the application. A Scott spokesman said such letters are standard for grant requests and that he “didn’t endorse” the project.
AShoutOutfromMN
Old news, they had a tv show years ago
So pretty much the two charities that usually got the money didn't get the money so now they want an investigation because one of them participate in DNC activities and the other oppose immigration enforcement efforts led by the Trump Administration.
This is Trump's America!
Hookers for Jesus! Makes sense, AG William Barr did appoint Katharine Sullivan head of OJP, which ultimately approved the grants HookersForJesus
Maybe the connection is they are still trafficking humans. It’s not like this administration doesn’t already have ties to such activities
This man with the Spanish name Jesus, is this person the hooker’s pimp?
LindseyGrahamSC has something to do with this.
You might want to look at what this Hookers for Jesus group is about. Who started it (a person who was trafficked). And that the grants were trying to get to as many states as possible as trafficking is all across the US.
Well, that guy is going to be fired...
Barr's personal charity?
of facking course. the two tier 1 groups have not towed (toed?) the tRump line.
Why would a complaint be made against an anti-trafficking organization? Come on people.
It makes perfect sense in Trump World...
😂 I’m gonna leave this alone....
My God, there is no 'bottom' to these creeps.
Are they connected to Fraud Guarantee by any chance?
Can I get 1 million from the gubber-mint if I do a Crack-Hos for Jesus startup? Just wondering........ What's Bill Barr's email?
VP Pence supports Hookers For Jesus because participants are mandated to attend Christian services.
Here is Annie Lorbert of Hookers for Jesus!
3L3V3NTH Thank god for these patriotic whistleblowers! 👏👏👏
🤔🤨🤔
😂🤣😂
I can’t even
Must be Trumps Hookers!!the weather sure is looking Stormy😱😱
Mark my words. BettyBowers is going to have a thing or two to say about this.
Whoopdie doo
Jesus must be rolling over in his grave
3L3V3NTH “The Lincoln Tubman Foundation, which was given $549,345 over three years, was founded in 2018 by Brooke Burris and has 'little to no experience,' according to the recommendation memos. Its headquarters is in Burris' parents.”
yotesrhungry When anything & everything is being manipulated there can be NoTrust. activemeasures psyops - AllRoadsLeadToPutin
Unbelievably corrupt. Anything to do with realDonaldTrump is pretty much corrupt.
3L3V3NTH Well, I’ll be damned. Courage. Rare commodity these days.
hookersforjesus is anti-gay? annielobert
LasVegasLocally ' career DOJ officials. ' Drain the Swamp
Bias & slanted. This report was not telling the entire story, nor the truth.
What is, “Scandal buried in an unmarked grave before sunrise by Bill Barr?”, Alex.
HatesHorseshoes South Carolina? LindseyGrahamSC ? Any connections?
dianesbaker1 The world is watching this dumpster fire of a government 😱
Is this surprising? Trump loves hookers. And I doubt any of his cabinet, by the looks of them, can ever get laid on charm or looks. You’re telling me Stephen Miller has swagger? Im just saying I get it.
The best part of stories like this, highlighting the fact there's a group calling themselves Hookers for Jesus, is the reality the twitterverse will have a field day with it.
“No purses on shopping trips” could be to deter drugs, or it could be seen as a sign of control, like a cult.
What were the names they rejected before settling on Hookers for Jesus, one wonders?
Why just Jesus tho...?
Media constantly trying to kill Christianity. They just want you to worship them, to latch onto the Social Order they’ve made for us. It’s not better, as they would like to claim, it’s wayyy more oppressive
Interesting that Nevada and South Carolina are coming close to the primaries. Never thought I would hear HookersforJesus !!
Since when did any BlackLivesMatter!? If you agree or don't, if you care or don't. Well then vote for: StatusQuoJoe Bro StatusQuoJoeBro Besides you don't have the balls & ovaries to take a gamble on Trump. Sorry.
RudyGiuliani the whistleblower? Ageism.
Hookers for Jesus! .... put hands on me realDonaldTrump
Is it headed by the First Lady?
Is this a joke HookersForJesus ?
'Lincoln Tubman' Foundation *Sounds* like it should be more like the 'Lincoln TUNNEL' Foundation!! Or the ChrisChristieFreedomBridgeThinkTankFor2AMilitiaWhiteFreedomFightersWhoBlowUpStuff!!!😂😂😂😂😂
RalstonReports wematter
Sexual fornication for Jesus! Send me the moneeey!
caborradaileho1 F this guy
Why do they have to bring religion into every fucking thing? You can save people from trafficking without indoctrination. FFS.
Both groups have strong GOP ties, and Hooker for Jesus denies the women their 1st amendment rights and freedom of religious choice, and the 2 groups that were dropped just happen to ties to the DNC. Not surprised
Sounds like unless you're a liberal organization, you don't get the highest rating?
How many times do we need to impeach don
Hookers for Jesus simply sounds like a good cause with a memorable name. But haters gonna hate!
If only there were some other large, multi-billion dollar organization that could help fund the *checks notes* Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Palm Beach 🤦♂️
Hookers for Jesus is actually a very admirable endeavor if you take the time to visit their page. hookersforjesus Some dipshit blew the whistle on them because I’m sure he doesn’t want his name coming out.
Now I know how Trump got the Republican senators to tow the bulls$$t line....it was a perfect call. hookersforjesus
Breath79 The game is to be sold?
SpyderDan1985
Jesus did love the hookers. As people, not as a customer for their services.
the group focuses on saving young people who have become trapped in the sex industry or are victims of human trafficking - they are actually doing good work and have helped a lot of young women
More info please
'Hookers for Jesus' also Hookers for millionaires Hookers for politicians Hookers for oligarchs
MarynPowell
karolcummins “Hookers for Jesus”? No wonder somebody had their whistle blown... 🙄
only in America😉🤣
They rewarded a government grant to a group called Hookers for Jesus? Wow..... I'm speechless
Hookers for Jesus is an above average name for a band
What
I’ll take headlines I’d never thought I’d see for $1,000,000,000.00 Alex....
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