James O'Keefe charged over Minneapolis polling-place sting
Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty charged conservative activist James O'Keefe and associate Cam Higby with felony identity theft and unlawful voting over an August 11 Minneapolis polling-place operation.[1]
Prosecutors allege the two disguised themselves and went to multiple Minneapolis polling places, giving election judges the names of real registered voters without those voters' permission to start ballot applications.[1] Moriarty says Minnesota law is broken once someone intentionally misrepresents their identity in applying for a ballot, even if they do not sign affidavits or obtain ballots.[1]
O'Keefe has defended the activity as investigative journalism and said his team was trained not to sign affidavits or to accept ballots during the August 11 primary operation.[1] The charges filed by Moriarty name both O'Keefe and Cam Higby and allege the conduct violated state election and identity-theft statutes.[1]
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- Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty has charged James O’Keefe and Cam Higby with felony identity theft and unlawful voting tied to an August 11 primary election operation in Minneapolis.
- Prosecutors allege the men went to multiple Minneapolis polling places in disguise and provided the names of real registered voters to election judges without those voters’ permission to start the ballot application process.
- O’Keefe publicly defends the conduct as investigative journalism, saying his team was trained not to sign affidavits or obtain ballots, while Moriarty maintains Minnesota law is violated once someone intentionally misrepresents their identity in applying for a ballot.
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