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ACORN to sue O’Keefe, Giles, Breitbart; fired workers to file criminal complaint in MD today?
Inside Charm City ^ | 9/18/2009

Posted on 09/18/2009 7:21:41 AM PDT by jeffq73

WBAL.com

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.

Investigative Voice

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.



TOPICS: Miscellaneous
KEYWORDS: acorn; acornwatch; agenda; baltimore; coi; corruption; democrats; hannahgiles; liberalfascism; maryland; okeefe
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To: romanesq
" Protect ACORN, have the suit filed in the name of the “workers” who they fired."

Easy fix - file a countersuit naming Acorn and you open the box.....red

61 posted on 09/18/2009 7:35:25 AM PDT by rednek ("Light travels faster than sound. This is why some people appear bright until you hear them speak.")
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To: sarasota

Maxine Waters would be one.


62 posted on 09/18/2009 7:35:52 AM PDT by TruthWillWin (The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other peoples money.)
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To: jeffq73
I wonder who is going to pay for all those legal cost for those fired folk and Aporn? AH yeah, sugar daddy Soros!
63 posted on 09/18/2009 7:36:25 AM PDT by RoseofTexas (I did not ask for this fight, but by God, I am going to win it!”)
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To: jeffq73
WHERE DO I GO TO CONTRIBUTE TO THEIR DEFENSE FUND???
64 posted on 09/18/2009 7:36:54 AM PDT by Conservative Vermont Vet ((One of ONLY 37 Conservatives in the People's Republic of Vermont. Socialists and Progressives All))
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To: Brookhaven
You can make a decent argument that everytime the local news shows film, it violates this law, as I’m sure there is someone in the camera range that didn’t give permission to the local news team.

How about filming a soccer game? Or, a football game?

I think the prosecutor may have to disallow the evidence in a criminal case against the Acorn nuts but I don't think the rule was meant to apply in general.

65 posted on 09/18/2009 7:37:05 AM PDT by raybbr (It's going to get a lot worse now that the anchor babies are voting!)
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To: GOP_Party_Animal

this wasn’t a phone call. so does the law apply to videotaping?


66 posted on 09/18/2009 7:37:11 AM PDT by RummyChick
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To: jeffq73

Discovery is going to be a real b***h for these ACORN goons.


67 posted on 09/18/2009 7:38:12 AM PDT by Virginia Ridgerunner (`)
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To: pillut48
To: Russ Where do we sign up to donate to their defense funds? I have a feeling these young front-line detectives will not be lacking for good defense attorneys!

Great minds and all that rot!

Beat me by 1 minute as I was composing!

68 posted on 09/18/2009 7:38:25 AM PDT by Conservative Vermont Vet ((One of ONLY 37 Conservatives in the People's Republic of Vermont. Socialists and Progressives All))
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To: darkwing104
Day be fooin' us...

How day do dat?

69 posted on 09/18/2009 7:38:25 AM PDT by metesky (My retirement fund is holding steady @ $.05 a can.)
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To: jeffq73

Yes, do it! Dooooo it!


70 posted on 09/18/2009 7:38:29 AM PDT by Uncledave
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To: jeffq73
Call-write-email your governor and mayor to cease state and city funds going to these corrupt criminals.

Perdue Orders Georgia Government To Cut All Ties To ACORN

71 posted on 09/18/2009 7:38:40 AM PDT by blam
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To: jeffq73
When is a criminal complaint going to be filed against ACORN?
72 posted on 09/18/2009 7:38:42 AM PDT by windsorknot
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To: battlecry

The two kids need to have the state pay for their legal defense. You know that there will be the absolute best at this craft wanting to take this case. Let ACORN spend millions trying to defend themselves and vilify those who caught them...what an absolute riot. I love it.


73 posted on 09/18/2009 7:40:25 AM PDT by coon2000 (Give me Liberty or give me death!)
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To: jeffq73

I’ve got a C-Note with Giles and O’keefe written on it.....just waiting for the defense fund address to send it to....


74 posted on 09/18/2009 7:40:34 AM PDT by Vn_survivor_67-68 (CALL CONGRESSCRITTERS TOLL-FREE @ 1-800-965-4701)
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To: La Lydia
We will finally be able to get our eyes and hands on all of the incriminating documents.

I imagine the worst stuff has been shredded already. It's not like those are document locked in the National Archives that they can't get to. (Wait, what?!)

75 posted on 09/18/2009 7:40:42 AM PDT by Uncledave
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To: battlecry

The two kids need to have the state pay for their legal defense. You know that there will be the absolute best at this craft wanting to take this case. Let ACORN spend millions trying to defend themselves and vilify those who caught them...what an absolute riot. I love it.


76 posted on 09/18/2009 7:40:45 AM PDT by coon2000 (Give me Liberty or give me death!)
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To: cripplecreek

In that same blog, back in Feb , 2009, a ACORN worker or member was arrested for breaking and entering.


77 posted on 09/18/2009 7:41:26 AM PDT by American Constitutionalist
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To: dennisw

“These tramps and scalawags fear discovery...”

ACORN might. The fired workers are the loose cannons.


78 posted on 09/18/2009 7:41:37 AM PDT by Genoa
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To: romanesq
They are pulling a stunt. The are having the “workers” file the suit. Discovery on ACORN would be outside the “workers.” That’s their new scam. Protect ACORN, have the suit filed in the name of the “workers” who they fired. See how nice that is?

If I had tapes of workers in 5 Walmart stores encouraging me to commit crimes as part of their employment and those workers sued me I could not use discovery against Walmart?

Just asking, I don't know.

79 posted on 09/18/2009 7:41:41 AM PDT by Brugmansian
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To: cripplecreek

It will be interesting to see Maryland skews the law to allow an illegal entity to sue anything. Certainly opens the way for the illegals to sue for healthcare, childcare, other entitlements and a free public education.


80 posted on 09/18/2009 7:41:54 AM PDT by dools007
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