See what happens when you do ugly, underhanded things? It comes back to bitch slap you like the pimp you pretended to be. Anit-Acorn activist James O'Keefe now faces felony charges for trying to tamper with Democrat Sen. Mary Landrieu's phones. In case you don't remember this character, he's the same hater that posed as a ridiculous looking pimp to try to discredit Acorn and their mission.
Arrest news report:
Report on O'Keefe's pimp antics with Acorn
Clearly this should be filed under, "don't they have anything else better to do". Anyfraud, this time O'Keefe is getting attention a little negative attention from the feds for his activities.
Alleging a plot to tamper with phones in Democratic Sen. Mary Landrieu's office in the Hale Boggs Federal Building in downtown New Orleans, the FBI arrested four people Monday, including James O'Keefe, 25, a conservative filmmaker whose undercover videos at ACORN field offices severely damaged the advocacy group's credibility.
Also arrested were Joseph Basel, Stan Dai and Robert Flanagan, all 24. Flanagan is the son of William Flanagan, who is the acting U.S. attorney for the Western District of Louisiana. All four men were charged with entering federal property under false pretenses with the intent of committing a felony.
An official close to the investigation said one of the four was arrested with a listening device in a car blocks from the senator's offices. He spoke on condition of anonymity because that information was not included in official arresting documents.
According to the FBI affidavit, Flanagan and Basel entered the federal building at 500 Poydras Street on Monday about 11 a.m., dressed as telephone company employees, wearing jeans, fluorescent green vests, tool belts and hard hats. When they arrived at Landrieu's 10th-floor office, O'Keefe was already in the office and had told a staffer he was waiting for someone to arrive.
When Flanagan and Basel entered the office, they told the staffer they were there to fix phone problems. At that time, the staffer, referred to only as Witness 1 in the affidavit, observed O'Keefe positioning his cell phone in his hand to videotape the operation. O'Keefe later admitted to agents that he recorded the event.
After being asked, the staffer gave Basel access to the main phone at the reception desk. The staffer told investigators that Basel manipulated the handset. He also tried to call the main office phone using his cell phone, and said the main line wasn't working. Flanagan did the same.
They then told the staffer they needed to perform repair work on the main phone system and asked where the telephone closet was located. The staffer showed the men to the main General Services Administration office on the 10th floor, and Flanagan and Basel went in. There, a GSA employee asked for the men's credentials. They said they left them in their vehicle.
The U.S. Marshal's Service apprehended all four men shortly thereafter.
Losing the election has surely drove the right wing loonies off the cliff hasn't it? What exactly did these pack of simpletons expect to accomplish by this?
Normally I do not advocate for non-violent criminals to serve time in jail. In general, I do not think it serves any purpose, to society, or the criminal. Such criminals can be punished and service the community by paying restitiution and doing community service. However, there are some folks who are in desperate need of learning a hard lesson, O'Keefe is one of those people. Perhaps, some jail time with some real pimps will give him inspiration to do something more positive with the rest of his life rather than trying to destroy an organization that helps people. Maybe instead of playing dress-up and lying and deceiving to bring Acorn down, he can think of some ways to improve the organization so it can better serve the community. I think about 3 to 5 should be enough time to give it some thought.
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