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tazzygirl -> RE: ACORN pimp gets busted! (2/2/2010 10:16:30 PM)
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According to the criminal complaint, two of O'Keefe's associates dressed as telephone repairmen entered the office of the Louisiana senator in the Hale Boggs Federal Building under the pretense of performing repairs.
While O'Keefe used a mobile phone to film them, Robert Flanagan and Joseph Basel "manipulated the telephone system" in the reception area of Landrieu's office, the FBI said.
The men were apprehended by U.S. marshals after Flanagan and Basel tried later to gain access to telephone equipment in the U.S. General Services Administration office in the same building, the agency said.
Flanagan and Basel were dressed in denim work suits, florescent vests, tool belts and hard hats, the FBI said. The two admitted later they were not telephone repairmen, according to the affidavit.
http://new.947thevalley.com/news/articles/2010/jan/26/activist-accused-of-tampering-with-senators-phone/
Four Men Arrested for Entering Government Property Under False Pretenses for the Purpose of Committing a Felony
NEW ORLEANS—JOSEPH BASEL, age 24; ROBERT FLANAGAN, age 24; JAMES O’KEEFE, age 25; and STAN DAI, age 24, were charged in a criminal complaint with entering federal property under false pretenses for the purpose of committing a felony, announced the United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Louisiana.
According to the complaint, which was unsealed earlier today, the arrest of FLANAGAN, BASEL, O’KEEFE, and DAI took place after BASEL and O’KEEFE attempted to gain access to the New Orleans office of United States Senator Mary Landrieu on January 25, 2010, while posing as telephone repairmen. According to the complaint, FLANAGAN and BASEL were each dressed in blue denim pants, blue work shirts, light green fluorescent vests, tool belts, and construction-style hard hats when they entered the Hale Boggs Federal Building, located at 500 Poydras Street, New Orleans, Louisiana 70130. Once in the building, FLANAGAN and BASEL sought access to the offices of Senator Landrieu. O’KEEFE was already present in the office, holding a cellular phone so as to record FLANAGAN and BASEL. Once inside Senator Landrieu’s reception area, FLANAGAN and BASEL told a member of Senator Landrieu’s staff that they were telephone repairmen, and they requested access to the main telephone at the reception desk. FLANAGAN and BASEL then manipulated the telephone system. FLANAGAN and BASEL next requested access to the telephone closet because they needed to perform work on the main telephone system. They were directed to the main office of the United States General Services Administration, also inside the Hale Boggs Federal Building, where they again represented themselves to be employees of the telephone company and stated that they needed to perform repair work in the telephone closet. Both FLANAGAN and BASEL stated that they had left their credentials in their vehicle. In addition, the complaint alleges that O’KEEFE and DAI assisted FLANAGAN and BASEL in the planning, coordination, and preparation of the operation. The men were apprehended by the United States Marshal’s Service soon thereafter.
If convicted, FLANAGAN, BASEL, O’KEEFE, and DAI each face a maximum term of 10 years in prison, a fine of $250,000, and three (3) years of supervised release following any term of imprisonment.
The United States Attorney’s Office reiterated that the complaint is merely a charge and that the guilt of the defendant must be proven beyond a reasonable doubt.
The investigation is being conducted by Special Agents of the Federal Bureau of Investigation and Deputy Marshals with the United States Marshal’s Service. The case is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Jordan Ginsberg.
http://neworleans.fbi.gov/dojpressrel/pressrel10/no012610.htm
And, while i could be mistaken about the FBI having an office in that building, it does have many governmental offices besides the Senators...
DISTRICT 8 CFVS COORDINATOR
Commander (m) Eighth Coast Guard District
Hale-Boggs Federal Building
501 Magazine Street
New Orleans, LA 70130-3396
Attn: Mr. Mike White
Phone: (504) 589-4554
Fax: (504) 589-4999
http://www.usmsa.org/page/FVCoord.asp
Federal Occupational Health
Hale Boggs Federal Bldg
500 Poydras St
Rm 1009
New Orleans, LA 70130
Phone: 504-589-6608
Hours: 7:30am-4:00pm
http://www.foh.dhhs.gov/whereweare/directory.asp
United States Bankruptcy Court
Hale Boggs Federal Building
500 Poydras Street, Suite B-601
New Orleans, LA 70130
(504) 589-7878
http://www.laeb.uscourts.gov/
U.S. Department of Commerce, New Orleans Export Assistance Center
Hale Boggs Federal Building
500 Poydras Street, Suite 1033
New Orleans LA 70130United States
http://www.workboat.com/directory.company.details.aspx?id=4294976038&p=4294976151
Federal Public Defender
Hale Boggs Bldg
500 Poydras Street, Suite 318
New Orleans, Louisiana 70130
http://www.dcfpd.org/FEDERA0PUBLICDEFENDERS.pdf
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