Grifter O'Keefe Under Investigation For "Looting" Former Group

 

Grifting fascist ratf*cker James O'Keefe (III!) is under investigation for looting his former grift, the ironically named grifting fascist outfit "Project Veritas." (All these right-wing pathological liars just love to proclaim they're all about "truth.")  The Nation has the exclusive:

James O’Keefe, the founder and until this past February CEO of the right-wing nonprofit Project Veritas, is currently under investigation by the Westchester County District Attorney’s Office.

While the exact nature of the investigation is not yet public, the timing would suggest that it relates to O’Keefe’s alleged financial improprieties during his tenure as the group’s chairman and CEO. Back in February, O’Keefe was accused of spending “an excessive amount of donor funds in the last three years on personal luxuries” by the conservative nonprofit’s own board of directors, amid their very public feud over the management and future of Veritas. Westchester DA Miriam Rocah’s probe follows a raft of civil lawsuits, criminal investigations, and six-figure court losses that have trailed the group under O’Keefe’s leadership—including a still-active federal investigation into the theft of property belonging to President Biden’s daughter Ashley Biden.  [snip]

Attorneys for Project Veritas also filed a civil complaint against O’Keefe in federal court this past May, accusing the ostensible investigative reporting outfit’s original hidden-camera sting artist of breaching his contract and fiduciary duties to the group, among other counts. Despite that pending litigation, made public alongside a detailed new timeline reiterating the board’s own version of its disputes and grievances with O’Keefe, Veritas says that the organization did not prompt the Westchester DA’s investigation into its former leader via a formal criminal referral.  (our emphasis)

Because "veritas" is in their name, we can take their assurances to the bank that they didn't sic the DA on O'Keefe III!  Grifters turning on each other;  who'd have guessed!?

The "Project Veritas" CEO that definitely did not sic the DA on O'Keefe III is none other than Hannah Giles.  Remember her?

Giles’s assumption of leadership at Veritas reflects an attempt at continuity for the group, which was launched over a decade ago following the tactical successes of the infamous hidden camera stings against the liberal community-organizing group ACORN by her and O’Keefe. By April 2010, O’Keefe and Giles’s early one-off collaboration would result in the complete dissolution of ACORN’s network of local advocacy groups, whose “get out the vote” efforts had helped to enfranchise millions of low-income and minority voters in underserved communities.

She seems nice.  Punching down in the service of White supremacy must be in their mission statement somewhere.

These grifters are part of a network of grifters, working to advance the authoritarian MAGA/ Christofascist Republican agenda using any means necessary.  One of the former board members of the group is connected with un-indicted coup whisperer Steve "Crumb Bum" Bannon, which tells you all you need to know.

These excerpts are only a small fraction of The Nation's reporting on the infighting, litigation and scandals besetting this nest of rats over the past few years, culminating in the current investigation and potential charges against O'Keefe.  It's worth a read.

(Photo:  Grifter O'Keefe III and now- CEO Hannah Giles, typecast as "pimp and ho" from their infamous 2009 ACORN takedown)

O'Keefe's Latest "Sting" Ends Up Stinging Him (Again) - UPDATED

In an attempt to discredit the Washington Post's reporting on serial child predator and Republican Senate candidate Roy "Teen Spirit" Moore (R- Shopping Mall), the scurvy operation run by  Republican amateur ratf*cker James "G. Gordon Diddy" O'Keefe -- ironically named "Project Veritas" -- got its short hairs caught in its zipper once again:

A woman who falsely claimed to The Washington Post that Roy Moore, the Republican U.S. Senate candidate in Alabama, impregnated her as a teenager appears to work with an organization that uses deceptive tactics to secretly record conversations in an effort to embarrass its targets. 

In a series of interviews over two weeks, the woman shared a dramatic story about an alleged sexual relationship with Moore in 1992 that led to an abortion when she was 15. During the interviews, she repeatedly pressed Post reporters to give their opinions on the effects that her claims could have on Moore’s candidacy if she went public. 

The Post did not publish an article based on her unsubstantiated account. When Post reporters confronted her with inconsistencies in her story and an Internet posting that raised doubts about her motivations, she insisted that she was not working with any organization that targets journalists. 

But on Monday morning, Post reporters saw her walking into the New York offices of Project Veritas, an organization that targets the mainstream news media and left-leaning groups. The organization sets up undercover “stings” that involve using false cover stories and covert video recordings meant to expose what the group says is media bias.

The article is worth a read, if only to recap the lengths to which these amoral ratf*ckers will go in order to discredit the so- called "liberal media," in this case egregiously siding with a child predator simply because he's got "Republican" next to his name on the December 12 ballot in Alabama. Think about that and the fact that these assholes hired a woman to lie about a sexual encounter simply to discredit the 9 women who've spoken out against "Teen Spirit" Moore. Can't get much lower than that.

This morning, the Post also ran an article about what an incompetent "sting" operation these pinheads ran. It's also worth checking out.

Jonathan Chait explains why the frequent O'Keefe "stings" meant to expose media bias often go awry:

Another reason O’Keefe’s plot collapsed again is because it is premised on a ludicrously false worldview. The Washington Post does not, in fact, publish unverified accusations just because they’re against Republicans. His various attempts to prove rampant voter fraud have failed in part because voter fraud is not rampant. 

But this larger conceptual problem with O’Keefe’s enterprise creates a secondary problem, which is that the people who are dumb enough to believe these conspiracy theories are not generally smart enough to carry out a competent entrapment scheme. (our emphasis)

That sounds about right to us.

Obligatory musical accompaniment.

UPDATE:  The Onion has a hilarious take (h/t Silver Spring Bureau Chief Brian). Hey, even Fox "News" is mocking the caper.

(Photo: Vintage O'Keefe in his clever and totes believable disguise as a "pimp," with accessory "ho.")

O'Keefe's Latest Oeuvre

Lights! Camera! Mug shot! Right-wing video doctor James "G. Gordon Diddy" O'Keefe may just have crossed the line again, this time by engaging in voter fraud in the recent New Hampshire Rethug primary. It seems the young dimwit and his band of, er, dimwits videotaped an election official while they were in the process of committing voter fraud! Why would anyone with a brain do such a thing, and provide the video evidence? (I believe I answered that question while asking it.) They're trying to show how important it is to have tough voter I.D. laws, that's why by crackey! (In other words, they're involved in the ongoing Rethug voter suppression effort.)

For his noble efforts, G. Gordon is facing potential state charges of voter fraud and illegally recording an election official, and federal charges of crossing state lines to record an election official and identity theft. The little ass whistle is already on 3-years probation for "entry by false pretense" into Sen. Mary Landrieu's office with the intention of wiretapping her phone. We'd like to see him put his mad videographic skillz to a real test with a hidden camera in the showers at the Atlanta Penitentiary.

(Photo: G. Gordon Diddy in happier times.)

Pimped Again!

As we know, ACORN/ Landrieu/ CNN "pimpmaster" and video doctor James "G. Gordon Diddy" O'Keefe's latest scalp was that of NPR's Ron Schiller. As we should have known, the video "evidence" that the pimpmaster used to embarrass Schiller out of a job was as doctored as the Mickey Finn O'Keefe was going to use to "seduce" CNN's Abbie Boudreau. As we also should have known, the media uncritically lapped up the latest exercise in wingnut fantasy filmmaking, and the spineless wonders at NPR reacted with l'affaire Sherrod-like speed in running for cover while cutting Schiller off at the knees. I'm quite sure no one in the media or political sphere will get played by the pimpmaster again! Kudos all around!

Once A Dirtbag. . .

Infamous wingnut agitator James "G. Gordon Diddy" O'Keefe has been involved in another bizarre act. Fresh off of nearly landing in jail for attempting to wiretap Sen. Mary Landrieu (a felony) and after his fake "pimp" performance that smeared ACORN, the young a**hole has been caught in a plan to punk CNN investigative reporter Abbie Boudreau. The plan involved G. Gordon Diddy luring Boudreau aboard a boat and appearing to "seduce" Boudreau (even though G. Gordon could double for Ichabod Crane). Boudreau is apparently working on an investigative story on "conservative" activists, and the pimper sensed a bad ending to the story -- now he can bet on one. Well played, pimp Diddy!

Interesting to note that Boudreau says she was taped by G. Gordon Diddy without her knowledge. We only play lawyers on this blog, but isnt' that, um, illegal? We hope that G. Gordon will get his time in jail after all. . .

(photo: Please, please make him wear this outfit in jail)

ACORN Pimp Pleads Guilty

As expected, ACORN pimp/provocateur James "G. Gordon Diddy" O'Keefe and his band of merry men plead guilty to a single misdemeanor charge of "entry by false pretense" into Sen. Mary Landreu's New Orleans office. Diddy was sentenced to 3 years probation, 100 hours community service and a $1,500 fine; his cohorts, not so much. Clearly, these tools have a future in the Rethuglican Party!

(Photo: G. Gordon Diddy O'Keefe and "Li'l Miss ACORN 2009")

This May Come as a Shock, But...

"Pssst.. hey buddy...yeah you. Guess what? Dis might shock you, and you dint hear it from me, right? Youse know that ACORN-exposing dude, the one who tried to diddle with Senator Lawndoo's phone -- what's his name?-- oh, yeah. "G. Gordon Diddy" O'Keefe!! Are you sittin' down?

Dude's a racist! Coulda fooled me!"

(Image: Hey, Diddy, where's your hood?)

"O'Keefe? We Don't Know Any O'Keefe"

It looks like hard times ahead for junior wingnut cub reporter James "G. Gordon Diddy" O'Keefe. Busted on felony charges stemming from the attempt to bug the phones of Louisiana Sen. Mary Landrieu, G.G. Diddy is experiencing the doors of former wingnut allies slamming in his face. The latest is the Salt Lake County Rethug organization, which cancelled a speech by G.G. Diddy on "ACORN's unethical behavior." [Snicker, tee hee, nice turnabout!] Fux News was also disconsolate over their young hero's fall from grace as the pimped-out ACORN slayer of yore.

It's our fondest wish that G.G. Diddy serve time, but not before disclosing the Rethug operators who supported his caper.

(photo: G.G. Diddy's clever disguise as a telephone repairman didn't fool the Feds)