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BRAD REED
01 JUN 2017 AT 12:56 ET
Conservative provocateur James OKeefe is getting slammed with a million-dollar lawsuit from an organization of Democratic campaign consultants that alleges he committed fraud so he could launch a sting operation against them
The Intercept reports that Democracy Partners has filed a lawsuit against OKeefe and his organization Project Veritas, which it alleges falsified documents to get access to the groups members.
The suit accuses Project Veritas member Allison Maass of concocting an elaborate cover story and using forged documents to get an internship with the group, with the goal of secretly recording members conversations and using them in political propaganda videos.
Basically OKeefe and Maass were modern-day Watergate burglars, said Joe Sandler, an attorney representing Democracy Partners. They used fraud to get Maass a position as an intern at Democracy Partners so they could steal documents and secretly videotape conversations. There is no question that, in doing so, they violated federal and D.C. law and should be held liable for the damages suffered by our clients as a result.
Maass last summer was busted trying to infiltrate the campaign of Russ Feingold, who was running for senate in Wisconsin, and was also caught in a failed attempt to get Hillary Clinton campaign staffers to accept improper donations.
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http://www.rawstory.com/2017/06/modern-day-watergate-burglar-james-okeefe-slammed-with-a-million-dollar-fraud-lawsuit/
gratuitous
(82,849 posts)Let's see how loyal your bankrollers are to you when the only prospective return on their investment is keeping you solvent.
underpants
(182,868 posts)Else You Are Mad
(3,040 posts)If Democracy Partners was a slaughterhouse and O'Keefe did what he did in an aggag state, he would be in prison and would have been severely fined. But, since it was a democratic organization, I have a feeling it is going to be an uphill battle for Democracy Partners to win this suit.
arthritisR_US
(7,291 posts)lawsuit, imo.
Freethinker65
(10,036 posts)He lacks integrity and his methods are usually sophomoric, so he should fit in well.
Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin
(108,170 posts)Freethinker65
(10,036 posts)Laf.La.Dem.
(2,944 posts)Scurrilous
(38,687 posts)Orsino
(37,428 posts)Let's find out what GOP donors are paying O'Keefe's expenses.
calimary
(81,441 posts)I'd immediately suspect the Koch brothers, the Mercers, and maybe a little Shel Adelson thrown in.
Gothmog
(145,496 posts)-Steph-
(409 posts)ACORN and Planned Parenthood. He's a fraudulent grifter and the country is worse off because of him.
Fritz Walter
(4,291 posts)This should be criminally prosecuted as well!
NewJeffCT
(56,828 posts)He had that fraudulent video of him and a girl dressed as a prostitute and then edited it to make it look like the ACORN guy was doing something bad. Because of that, Congress rushed to defund ACORN and voted overwhelmingly to do it (senate vote was like 89-6?) - one of the reasons Democratic fortunes have gone down nationally the past 7-8 years.
calimary
(81,441 posts)and preferably being fitted for some nice orange jumpsuits.