Attempted Wiretapping in Louisiana

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Attempted Wiretapping in Louisiana

Postby kitchenwitch on Wed Jan 27, 2010 10:43 am

It will be really interesting to see what comes out of this. I hope that it was more of a stupid attempt by O'Keefe to do something bigger than the undercover videos of ACORN rather than something more sinister at the direction of Republican officials, but there is no telling at this point.
I'm sure it's a proud moment for Robert Flanagan's father too.

http://www.cnn.com/2010/POLITICS/01/26/senate.office.break.in/index.html?hpt=T2

4 charged in U.S. Senate office infiltration in New Orleans
January 26, 2010 8:11 p.m. EST

An activist who made undercover videos of ACORN is one of four men charged in the infiltration of Sen. Mary Landrieu's office.

(CNN) -- A conservative activist who made undercover videos of the liberal community-organizing group ACORN was one of four men charged Tuesday with attempting to illegally access and manipulate the phone system in a district office of U.S. Sen. Mary Landrieu of Louisiana.
Joseph Basel, 24; Robert Flanagan, 24; James O'Keefe, 25; and Stan Dai, 24, were charged with entering Landrieu's New Orleans office under "false pretenses for the purpose of committing a felony," according to a news release from the local U.S. attorney's office. The office is federal property.
The four posted a $10,000 unsecured bond and were released, said Kathy English of the Department of Justice. According to CNN affiliate WWL, the next court date in the case is set for February 12.
O'Keefe is the same activist who dressed up as a pimp last summer and visited ACORN offices to solicit advice on setting up a brothel, among other scenarios, law enforcement officials confirmed. He secretly recorded the visits on videotapes that were posted on the Internet, leading to a media firestorm.
Flanagan is the son of William Flanagan, the acting U.S. attorney for the Western District of Louisiana, his office said.



I still can't get over the fact that someone would actually think this guy was a pimp with his whore. Maybe at a halloween party it would be funny, but it's just pathetic. I mean really!

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Re: Attempted Wiretapping in Louisiana

Postby Caer Ibormeith on Wed Jan 27, 2010 12:11 pm

How dumb can you be? Breaking into a Senator's office to wiretap her phone? :smt011

It's more than a slap on the wrist prank. It's a federal offense and carries serious jail time.
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Re: Attempted Wiretapping in Louisiana

Postby JuanaLaLoca on Wed Jan 27, 2010 12:57 pm

I haven't seen pictures, but their rather bizarre disguises as telephone repairmen don't sound much better than the pimp!
¡Cuchi, cuchi!

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Re: Attempted Wiretapping in Louisiana

Postby SilverMiniCooperS on Thu Jan 28, 2010 2:18 pm

The whole thing is a just bizarre. :smt006
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