Conservative Activist Admits To Plot In Landrieu's Office

The Washington Post ^ | 1/30/10 | Carol D. Leonnig

[steve-b]

The conservative activist accused this week in a plot to tamper with telephones in the office of Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-La.) admitted to the scheme Friday....

Federal prosecutors allege that James O'Keefe helped carry out a plot in which two friends impersonated telephone repairmen to get access to Landrieu's office in downtown New Orleans. O'Keefe, 25, waited inside the office and used his cellphone to record his two colleagues saying that the senator's phone was not receiving calls, according to charges unsealed Tuesday....

If convicted, O'Keefe could be sentenced to up to 10 years in prison. Under a judge's order, he is required to reside with his parents in New Jersey pending future court hearings.

[jackibutterfly]

"waited inside the office and used his cellphone to record his two colleagues saying that the senator's phone was not receiving calls, according to charges unsealed Tuesday...."

Charges? What charges? According to the above, I can't see that he did anything wrong.

[Mila]

"What ever happened to the case against the student that hacked into Sarah Palin's email.......anybody?"

He's been charged with a total of four felonies and, due to several postponements, the case has not gone to trial yet.

[Mila]

"What about the black panthers that were intimidating the voters at the polling place?"

Oh, sorry I posted too quickly. The charges against the panthers were inexplicably (HA!) dropped.