So Marion Barry funneled hundreds of thousands of dollars to not-quite-organized non-profits. All the nonprofits were founded in his ward. Most of them operate out of his constituent services office on MLK Avenue. In this week’s LL column, we probe further into how these non-profits came to exist.

Guess what? All the major players staffing the boards of these non-profits worked for Barry’s re-election campaign last year either as paid staffers or volunteers. Clink on the link above to read the full column.