Florida bars O'Keefe from fundraising in the state [View all]
Source: The Hill
BY JOSH DELK - 12/09/17 10:43 AM EST
Florida has barred James O'Keefe, a conservative activist and founder of an organization that targets reporters and liberal groups through undercover investigations, from fundraising in the state, The Washington Post reported Friday.
O'Keefe, who was previously convicted in Louisiana for entering a U.S. senator's office with two men posing as phone repairmen, will not be allowed to fundraise in Florida due to a law that prevents people found guilty of fraud and other crimes from soliciting donations from residents.
New York threatened last week to ban O'Keefe's group Project Veritas from raising money in that state over the founder's criminal conviction and failure to file certain documents with officials.
A Florida official told the Post they had informed Project Veritas that O'Keefe's conviction falls within "disqualifying offenses" under Florida law.
Read more: http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/364087-florida-bars-okeefe-from-fundraising-in-the-state
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