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ACORN gotcha man among four arrested for attempting to bug Mary Landrieu's office

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Source: Times-Picayune

The FBI, alleging a plot to wiretap Democratic Sen. Mary Landrieu's office in downtown New Orleans, arrested four people Monday, including James O'Keefe, a conservative filmmaker whose undercover videos at ACORN field offices severely damaged the the advocacy group's credibility.

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.

A witness from Landrieu's staff said O'Keefe was present in the office and claimed to be "waiting for someone to arrive."

O'Keefe on Thursday gave a speech to Libertarian Pelican Institute in New Orleans.

Read more: http://www.nola.com/politics/index.ssf/2010/01/acorn_gotcha_man_arrested_for.html

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ACORN gotcha man among four arrested for attempting to bug Mary Landrieu's office [View All]