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In 2010 California Attorney General Jerry Brown (now the Democratic governor of California) and his Justice Department released a report on ACORN and O'Keefe's video. The department determined that ACORN "failed to recruit, train and monitor its employees to ensure compliance with California law," but found that there was not enough evidence to show "that the ACORN employees in California violated state criminal laws in connection with their conversations with O'Keefe and Giles." Additionally, the department stated that "the video releases were heavily edited to feature only the worst or most inappropriate statements of the various ACORN employees and to omit some of the most salient statements by O’Keefe and Giles."<ref>[http://ag.ca.gov/cms_attachments/press/pdfs/n1888_acorn_report.pdf Report of the Attorney General on the Activities of Acorn in California]</ref>
In 2010 California Attorney General Jerry Brown (now the Democratic governor of California) and his Justice Department released a report on ACORN and O'Keefe's video. The department determined that ACORN "failed to recruit, train and monitor its employees to ensure compliance with California law," but found that there was not enough evidence to show "that the ACORN employees in California violated state criminal laws in connection with their conversations with O'Keefe and Giles." Additionally, the department stated that "the video releases were heavily edited to feature only the worst or most inappropriate statements of the various ACORN employees and to omit some of the most salient statements by O’Keefe and Giles."<ref>[http://ag.ca.gov/cms_attachments/press/pdfs/n1888_acorn_report.pdf Report of the Attorney General on the Activities of Acorn in California]</ref>
==Arrest==
==Mary Landrieu==
In January 2010, O'Keefe was arrested along with two friends for conspiring to tamper with Senator Mary Landrieu's office phones. He pled guilty to a misdemeanor charge of entering a federal building under false pretenses. As a result, O'Keefe was sentenced to three years probation, 100 hours of community service, and a $1,500 fine.<ref>Stephanie Condon. "[http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-503544_162-20006067-503544.html James O'Keefe Avoids Jail Time.]" CBS News. May 26, 2010</ref>
In January 2010, O'Keefe was arrested along with two friends for conspiring to tamper with Senator Mary Landrieu's office phones. He pled guilty to a misdemeanor charge of entering a federal building under false pretenses. As a result, O'Keefe was sentenced to three years probation, 100 hours of community service, and a $1,500 fine.<ref>Stephanie Condon. "[http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-503544_162-20006067-503544.html James O'Keefe Avoids Jail Time.]" CBS News. May 26, 2010</ref>