' The Issa Report- ACORN "a criminal enterprise..."'--Click the picture:
Posted on 09/18/2009 7:21:41 AM PDT by jeffq73
Former ACORN workers in the city are planning to file a civil complaint against the makers of the video, according to the website Investigative Voice.City state's attorney Patricia Jessamy said on WBAL's Shari Elicker Show that she could not prosecute based on restrictions for evidence obtained illegally.
Maryland law requires two party consent to be recorded.
Former employees of the beleaguered community activist group ACORN are planning to file a criiminal complaint in Baltimore against the creators of the series of videos that have spurred outrage against the organization, knowledgable sources have told Investigative Voice.The filing could come as soon as Friday afternoon, sources said.
The criminal complaint will allege that recordings of the group’s employees giving advice on how to evade taxes and house underage South American sex workers to journalists posing as a pimp and prostitute were obtained illegally.
The criminal complaint is expected to name both James O’Keefe, 25, and Hannah Giles, 20, along with the owner of the website Breitbart, which initially released the videos.
ACORN is also contemplating a civil suit seeking an injunction aginst O'Keefe and Giles to prevent them from distributing the videos, according to an an email.
Especially the phone, email, and other records that led directly back to DC!
I’ll be right behind you with a check.
Yep, let’s see this should lead to stories in the MSM everyday starting in about March and going on for months. Leading right into the election exposing all of the dirty dems, beautiful!
Without hearing the whole interview, the MD prosecutor is probably referring to the prosecution of the ACORN workers for anything they said on those tapes. Those tapes were obtained illegally - fruit of the poisoned tree - would preclude any incriminating evidence, or other evidence obtained directly from that illegal taping, to be admitted in a court of law.
If there are a few more sting films, all the better.
Nope. The doctrine applies to any illegally obtained evidence, irrespective of who obtained it.. This is why law enforcement loathes it when people go poking around their crime scenes, or launch their own private investigations. Mistakes those people make can taint as-yet discovered evidence from being admitted at trial.
I'm not a lawyer so I can only guess that it came out of case law. Please see the link I provided in post 216. Hope it helps.
Good point. I think you could hear kids running around the office on that tape.
In case you care, I make decent money at the job I have now. My professional history includes over 4 years on the staff of a U.S. Congressman. I have seen these types up close and personal.
They are far more concerned with how they appear to DemocRATs back in Washington than they are in trying to actually win a race. They'd rather be nice losers than aggressive winners.
They are only good at one thing, and that is turning winnable campaigns into losing campaigns.
My boss was 2-0 when I worked for him on staff, 2-0 when I managed his campaigns while in the private sector, and 0-1 when he decided to "let the professionals handle it."
Because I don't know you personally, I will dispense with the armchair psychiatry you've so lamely attempted.
The charges against Tripp were dropped because of numerous immumity agreements that Starr had entered into.
Public place? Not in the ACORN office?
How do private citizens file a criminal complaint, much less when the city’s State’s Attorney (who was anxious to do so) can’t ???
Acorn: “We’re going to sue you Breitbat, Big Gov, Big Hwyood, everyone”.
Breitbart, reclining sligtly on couch, says: “bring it!”
Slimes vs Suave :)
I must admit, I'm not familiar with Ms Jessamy, but it seems like she's in very familiar company as a member of the Democrat party.
Even in a state where liberal lunacy and corruption run rampant, Ms Jessamy is in a class by herself.
ACORNers are so clueless, they have no idea how they are STRENGTHENING our position.
Thank you ACORN. Bring it!
If they actually go after them, ACORN will be done for good (if they aren’t already.)
So much information will come out in that investigation...not to mention that O’Keefe and Giles will have one HELL of a defense fund.
Don’t laugh. In the UK last year a would-be burglar sued his would-be victim for having a barbed-wire fence too high. He won. The homeowner had to lower it.
I remember that.
if they fired the employees for wrong doing i dont see where they have ANY case at all. Lots of cahones, but no case
You are correct, but plaintiffs have to admit these tapes as their key piece of evidence in any civil proceeding and will be open to cross examination when in they will have to testify as to what they said. Hence the original evidence that could not be admitted becomes irrelevant as they are on record under oath admitting to criminal acts. Such statement can be admitted as evidence.
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