In the New Jersey Star-Ledger Continuous News Desk post “James O’Keefe, three others plead guilty in New Orleans senator phone prank” of May 26th, 2010, the writer says that James O’Keefe and three other conservative activists attempted to “wiretap” the offices of Sen. Mary Landrieu:
O’Keefe, known for his stunt with ACORN while posing as a pimp, was involved in a scheme where two activists posed as telephone repairmen as they entered the office, attempting to wiretap it.
O’Keefe and company pleaded guilty to misdemeanor charges of entering federal property under false pretenses. There were never any allegations of a wiretap plot in the FBI affidavit and a law enforcement official conceded months ago that the four men were not attempting to wiretap or intercept calls. Despite all that, the reporter from the Star-Ledger makes a definitive and erroneous claim that the activists attempted to wiretap Landrieu’s phones. What’s more, legal representation for the accused went on record in January, almost immediately after the arrest, stating there were no intentions to tap phones in the Senator’s office.
The bogus media meme that O’Keefe was trying to bug or wiretap a U.S. Senator was proven false four months ago. We advise the Star-Ledger and its reporters to bring themselves up to speed on this story before they report on it further.
We respectfully ask the New Jersey Star-Ledger to issue a correction/retraction.
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