James O’Keefe, the conservative activist who orchestrated "sting" videos at ACORN offices around the country, posing as a pimp to attempting entrap ACORN employees in some illegal acts, was arrested yesterday for allegedly attempting to wiretape a Democratic senator's office phones.
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FBI Special Agent Steven Rayes alleges that O’Keefe aided and abbetted two others, Joseph Basel and Robert Flanagan, who dressed up as employees of a telephone company and attempted to interfere with the office’s telephone system...
...JOSEPH BASEL, age 24; ROBERT FLANAGAN, age 24; JAMES O’KEEFE, age 25; and STAN DAI, age 24, were charged in a criminal complaint with entering federal property under false pretenses for the purpose of committing a felony, announced the United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Louisiana...
http://washingtonindependent.com/748...keefe-arrested
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The federal charges carry a maximum sentence of 10 years in jail and a fine up to $250,000....but we will presume he is innocent until proven guilty.