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O’Keefe, Cam Higby Charged With Identity Theft, Unlawful Voting

By Drooid · Oct 30, 2026 · How we work

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Project Veritas founder James O’Keefe and Cam Higby were charged with identity theft and unlawful voting.
Project Veritas founder James O’Keefe and Cam Higby filmed themselves in disguise while applying for ballots on August 11.
Prosecutors say Project Veritas founder James O’Keefe and Cam Higby gave election judges voters’ names without permission.
Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty said misidentifying oneself at a polling place is a felony regardless of intent.
Secretary of State Steve Simon warned any attempt to deceive election workers will not be tolerated.

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U.S. Attorney Jerome Gorgon Jr. charged four people with criminal intimidation of University of Michigan officials.
Two defendants were arrested and will appear in court Friday; the other two remain at large.
Investigators said fake bloody corpses were placed in a board member’s yard.
A 2024 spray-painting of anti-Israel messages was found at Santa Ono’s home.
The indictment follows a June charge of eight pro-Palestinian activists for conspiracy.

History

The 1972 Watergate break-in, uncovered by reporters Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein, led to President Richard Nixon’s 1974 resignation after. The FBI identified five burglars, and the Senate Watergate Committee’s televised hearings drew a 60 % national viewership, intensifying public scrutiny. Similarly, Minnesota prosecutors charge Project Veritas founder James O’Keefe with identity theft, and a U.S. attorney indicts activists for intimidation, mirroring past political-deception prosecutions. These cases reaffirm that legal systems, from the 1970s onward, will pursue accountability for election interference and campus intimidation, shaping future enforcement priorities.

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The 1972 Watergate break-in, uncovered by reporters Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein, led to President Richard Nixon’s 1974 resignation after. The FBI identified five burglars, and the Senate Watergate Committee’s televised hearings drew a 60 % national viewership, intensifying public scrutiny. Similarly, Minnesota prosecutors charge Project Veritas founder James O’Keefe with identity theft, and a U.S. attorney indicts activists for intimidation, mirroring past political-deception prosecutions. These cases reaffirm that legal systems, from the 1970s onward, will pursue accountability for election interference and campus intimidation, shaping future enforcement priorities.

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