Does Murdoch's wiretapping extend to US? Ask James O'Keefe.

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http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/27/us/politics/27orleans.html

4 Charged in Incident at Office of Senator

NEW ORLEANS — The conservative activist who in January had been accused of tampering with the telephone system of Senator Mary L. Landrieu — a felony — will instead face only misdemeanor charges in the case, federal prosecutors said Friday.
The charges against the activist, James O’Keefe III, and three other men were made public in a bill of information, which often indicates that a plea deal has been made.
The new charge of entering the senator’s office on false pretenses comes with a maximum of six months in prison and a fine of $5,000. The original felony charges could have resulted in up to 10 years of prison time.
“We worked out an agreement with the government,” said J. Garrison Jordan, who represents Robert Flanagan, 24, the only New Orleans resident to be involved in the case.

[EFerrari]

1. That's an interesting proposition. n/t

[WonderGrunion]

4. Follow O'Keefe's funding. I would bet $1 it leads back to FOX

And thus to Murdoch.

[WonderGrunion]

8. Another interesting proposition to consider

Could O'Keefe be forced to testify about his funding in this operation? Double jeopardy prevents him from invoking 5th amendment protections.

[spanone]

2. well, the guy who hacked palin's emails got sentenced to a year in jail

james should be so lucky

[WonderGrunion]

3. Because hacking the e-mail with lame password questions

of a half-term governor is soooo much more serious.

[WonderGrunion]

5. Kick

n/m

[nenagh]

6. I always wondered if James O'Keefe ...

wanted to photograph Sen. Landrieu's communications room...

because the cables in the room would have been labelled in such a way that they could have been traced and accessed perhaps in the basement of the building, or another area by someone who knew what to look for..

given that they would have the exact location of the room that was her communication hub..

Sorry... but I've wondered it for a long time.. :)

[WonderGrunion]

7. I think they were lucky they were arrested

before actual wire-tapping could occur and be proved in a court of law.

[Monk06]

9. O' Keefe us not a conservative activist he's a cheese dick, racist fuckwad. He will end up in jail

eventually. It's just a matter of time.

[WonderGrunion]

10. The question is, was he wiretapping for Murdoch's Fox News

I think he was.

[Monk06]

12. I think he is a Koch creature but his content went staight to FOX without questions asked

So I would have to agree with you but the trail to Murdoch
is not a straight one.

[WonderGrunion]

13. He was a defacto agent of Faux News

The question is did any Murdoch money go towards his illegal activities?

[WonderGrunion]

11. Bump

n/m

[WonderGrunion]

15. Good morning

And stretch.

[WonderGrunion]

14. Plenty of Recs, Some kicks or responses to keep this talked about

Pretty Please.

[indurancevile]

16. i think it's an interesting question.