Thursday, February 04, 2010

ACORN Pimp Arrested

The "pimp" who gained fame by recording conversations in ACORN offices was recently arrested with three others while attempting to install recording devices on phones of a Congress woman. This occurred in a federal building.

Has James O’Keefe been acting on his own, or is some group directing his actions against a sitting Congress woman?


4 Arrested in Phone Tampering at Landrieu Office
By CAMPBELL ROBERTSON and LIZ ROBBINS
Published: January 26, 2010

NEW ORLEANS — Federal officials charged four men on Tuesday with plotting to tamper with the telephone system in the New Orleans office of Senator Mary Landrieu, Democrat of Louisiana. One of the men was a conservative activist who gained fame last year by secretly recording members of the community group Acorn giving him advice on how to set up a brothel.

Stan Dai, left, and James O’Keefe, were arrested in the office of Senator Mary L. Landrieu.

All four of the men arrested Monday in New Orleans, each in his mid-20s, were charged with entering federal property under false pretenses with the intent of committing a felony, ...

If convicted, the four would face sentences ranging from a fine to 10 years in prison.

The political activist was James O’Keefe, 25, who has gained renown in conservative circles by poking fun at the left through pranks and undercover video.

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