Thursday, January 31, 2013
Activist who released Patrick Moran video would not cooperate with investigation, according to police.
Patrick Moran, the congressman's son who was caught on tape seemingly giving advice on how to skirt voter identification laws, will not face any criminal charges, the Arlington County Police Department announced Thursday. Authorities have concluded their three-month investigation into election offense allegations against Moran, son of U.S. Rep. Jim Moran, a Democrat who represents parts of Northern Virginia. The allegations stemmed from a video released in late October by conservative activist James O'Keefe, whose methods and productions have been called into question in the past. The younger Moran resigned from his father's reelection campaign within hours of the video's release. Moran, 23, lives in South Arlington. Patrick Moran and his …
Friday, October 26, 2012
Congressman says his office will cooperate with investigation.
Democratic U.S. Rep. Jim Moran responded Thursday night to his son's sudden departure from his campaign, saying Patrick Moran is learning a "tough lesson" after being caught on video by a conservative activist. Patrick Moran has been at the center of a political storm since a video surfaced Wednesday from conservative activist James O'Keefe in which an unseen cameraman repeatedly asks for advice on how to vote for 100 inactive voters, whose names and addresses he had claimed to have obtained. After telling the man his energy would be better utilized in more traditional, legitimate get-out-the-vote efforts, the younger Moran informs the cameraman that he would need to forge documents to get past new voter identification laws. Though O'Keefe…
Thursday, October 25, 2012
Patrick Moran, son of U.S. Rep. Jim Moran, resigned from father's reelection campaign Wednesday. Police began a criminal investigation of Patrick Moran on Thursday.
ARLINGTON, Va. -- Following the release of a video this week that shows Democratic U.S. Rep. Jim Moran's son, Patrick, apparently talking about ways to skirt voter identification laws, the Arlington County Police Department has opened a criminal investigation into the matter. "Every component is under investigation right now," police spokesman Dustin Sternbeck said. "It's very early." The video, released by conservative activist James O'Keefe — whose methods and productions have been called into question in the past — shows the younger Moran responding to requests for advice on how the unidentified cameraman can "vote for" 100 inactive voters. Patrick Moran, after suggesting the person's energy would be better used in more traditional — …
Monday, April 16, 2012
Device no threat to public safety.
1:43 p.m. – A non-explosive antique military device was found buried in the yard of a City of Falls Church home Monday. Arlington County firefighters and bomb squad responded around 10:20 a.m. along with Falls Church police to the report of a potential explosive device, said Susan Finarelli, spokeswoman for the City of Falls Church. Finarelli said the military was contacted as well. Eventually the device was determined to be safe and disposed of by the military. Roads surrounding the area reopened around 12:45 p.m. individuals in seven residences were advised to leave the area and nearby Cherry Hill Park were closed. A portion of Park Ave. was also closed to accommodate emergency vehicles. 12:41 p.m. – City of Falls Church and the …
Friday, February 3, 2012
President unveiled proposals at Arlington Fire Station No. 5.
Jacob Johnson joined the Marine Corps on Sept. 11, 2000 – exactly one year before the attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon. He served two tours in Iraq – combined, 13 months overseas – and considers himself fortunate to have been hired by the Arlington County Fire Department in 2005. “Transitioning out of the Marine Corps was one of the most difficult challenges in my life,” Johnson, now a lieutenant in the department, told a crowd of about 150 people Friday in Arlington Fire Station No. 5. The crowd consisted largely of veterans who now work as area police officers, firefighters or with the National Park Service, plus a few local dignitaries. That building, on South Hayes Street near the Pentagon City and Crystal City Metro …
Mark Williams
12:26 am on Wednesday, February 6, 2013
That's exactly what O'Keefe does. And in this case, the entire O'Keefe-scam was perpetrated while O'Keefe was on Federal probation. O'Keefe might not have been able to release full info because it might have revealed a probation violation. This is the kind of extortion that O'Keefe commonly commits. more ›