DOJ Finds 'Inconsistencies' in Fani Willis' Use of Federal Funds
Fani Willis is once again in hot water.
The Justice Department has discovered "inconsistencies" in Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis' utilization of federal grant funding.
The concerning development comes two years after Willis fired a whistleblower who alerted the district attorney that her office was trying to misappropriate a $488,000 federal grant to pay for "swag," laptops, and travel.
The Justice Department's Office of Justice Programs now claims that the grant program is riddled with reporting discrepancies from Willis's office, errors that federal officials revealed to the Washington Free Beacon after providing contradictory statements about awards Willis's office may have received under the grant.
"During 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," a Justice Department spokeswoman told the Free Beacon.
The DOJ did not disclose any further information on Willis's reporting "inconsistencies" on the $488,000 government grant, which was intended to establish a Center for Youth Empowerment and Gang Prevention in Atlanta. The funding expired in September 2023, but the facility never opened.
The Justice Department is working with Willis' office to correct the grant reporting "inconsistencies" as part of an ongoing House Judiciary Committee probe into Willis' use of federal grant funding. In early February, committee chairman Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) subpoenaed Willis for records relating to the $488,000 federal grant and whistleblower allegations made by former Willis staffer Amanda Timpson, who was listed as the grant director until the district attorney abruptly fired her in January 2022.
Jordan threatened to place Willis in contempt of Congress on March 14, after the district attorney answered to his demand with a "narrow set of documents" unrelated to Timpson's whistleblower claims. Willis said that Jordan's requests were "unreasonable and uncustomary" and that his probe was intended to sabotage her election meddling lawsuit against former President Donald Trump.
The "inconsistencies" in Willis' handling of federal grant cash were revealed only weeks after a court declared the beleaguered district attorney could continue her election meddling case against Trump. The former president's legal team petitioned to have Willis removed from the case due to her secret romance with special prosecutor Nathan Wade, with whom she had an illicit affair while paying him over $650,000 in legal costs to pursue the previous president.
In a March 15 judgment, Fulton County Superior Court judge Scott McAfee said that a "odor of mendacity remains" after weeks of public hearings on Willis' connection with Wade. However, the court permitted Willis to remain on the case provided she dismissed Wade. Trump's legal team is attempting to reverse the judgment in the Georgia Court of Appeals.
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