Election stunt backfires as right-wing activist James O'Keefe charged with unlawful voting
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Conservative provocateur James O’Keefe has been criminally charged over a polling place stunt meant to expose supposed weaknesses in Minnesota’s election laws. Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty announced charges Wednesday against O’Keefe and Cam Higby, members of the Florida-based O’Keefe Media Group, accusing them of identity theft and unlawful voting, reported KSTP-TV. The charges stem from videos the pair posted online in August during Minnesota’s primary election. In the footage, one member of the group, which calls itself the “Justice League,” is dressed in a burqa, while another man
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